WE WENT TO WAR
Parts V and VI: The Planes We Flew
THE AIRCRAFT
LISTED BY MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER
Model No. |
Serial No. |
Nose Art Name |
Record No. |
Found in Part(s) |
Fate |
Notes |
B-24D-25-CO |
41-24248 |
001 |
V |
Crash Landing |
|
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B-24D-53-CO |
42-40351 |
002 |
V |
Crash, Hit Mountain on Mission, No Enemy Involvement |
|
|
B-24D-53-CO |
42-40369 |
003 |
V |
Damaged, Crash Landing, Sent to Townsville Repairs, Not Returned, Probably Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-53-CO |
42-40387 |
004 |
V |
Crash, Hit Mountain, Courier, Wreck not found until July 1994 |
|
|
B-24D-55-CO |
42-40393 |
005 |
V |
Destroyed, Enemy Air Raid |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40485 |
006 |
V |
Shot Down, Fighters |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40486 |
007 |
V |
Destroyed, Enemy Air Raid |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40489 |
008 |
V |
Transferred to RAAF, A72-4 (03/03/1944) |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40491 |
009 |
V |
Crash Landing, Burn-Out in Grass Fire |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40492 |
010 |
V |
Shot Down, Fighters, Western New Guinea, Found May 1972 |
No pics |
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40493 |
011 |
V |
Transferred, 90th BG |
No pics |
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40495 |
012 |
V & VI |
Salvaged, Biak |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40496 |
013 |
V |
Crash Landing |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40497 |
014 |
V |
Destroyed, Air Raid |
No pics |
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40500 |
015 |
V |
Shot Down, Fighters |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40502 |
016 |
V |
Damaged, Take-off Crash, Sent to Townsville, Not Returned, Apparently Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40502 |
016 |
V |
Damaged, Take-off Crash, Sent to Townsville, Not Returned, Apparently Salvaged |
No pics |
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40504 |
017 |
V |
Damaged, Crash Landing-Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40505 |
018 |
V |
Nose Turret Installation - Transferred to 90th BG, 43rd BG and CRTC |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40507 |
019 |
V |
Shot Down |
No pics |
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40508 |
020 |
V |
Transferred to RAAF for Spares (03/28/1944) |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40509 |
021 |
V |
Crashed, Returning Damaged from Mission to Langgoer |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40510 |
022 |
V |
Sent for Salvage as War Weary, Apparently Refurbished with Nose Turret |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40511 |
023 |
V |
Sent for Salvage as War Weary, Apparently Refurbished with Nose Turret and Transferred to 90th BG |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40512 |
024 |
V |
Transferred to RAAF, A72-5 (03/03/1944) |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40513 |
025 |
V |
Wrecked, T/O Accident, Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40514 |
026 |
V |
Damaged in Landing, Repaired, Transferred to RAAF, A72-11 (11/12/1944) |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40515 |
027 |
V |
Transferred to 43BG |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40516 |
028 |
V |
Take-off Accident, Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40517 |
029 |
V |
Destroyed, Mid-Air Collision |
No pics |
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40518 |
030 |
V |
Shot Down, Fighters |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40519 |
031 |
V |
Lost at Sea on Deployment |
No pics |
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40521 |
032 |
V |
Sent for Salvage (12/1943) as War Weary, Apparently Refurbished and Used by Others |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40522 |
033 |
V |
Nose Turret Modification, Transferred RAAF, A72-6 (03/03/1944) |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40524 |
034 |
V |
Shot down, Flak or Friendly Fire by Own Bombs |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40525 |
035 |
V |
Transferred to 43rdBG and Lost 05/07/1944 |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40526 |
036 |
V |
Salvaged, War Weary |
|
|
B-24D-65-CO |
42-40527 |
037 |
V |
Shot Down |
|
|
B-24D-70-CO |
42-40528 |
038 |
V |
Mid-Air Collision |
|
|
B-24D-70-CO |
42-40532 |
039 |
V |
Shot Down, Fighters |
|
|
B-24D-70-CO |
42-40534 |
040 |
V |
Transferred to RAAF as spares |
No pics |
|
B-24D-90-CO |
42-40683 |
041 |
V |
Crash Landing, Out of Gas, Manokwari Mission |
No pics |
|
B-24D-105-CO |
42-40827 |
042 |
V |
Crash Landing (03/1944) (Horton) |
|
|
B-24D-115-CO |
42-40935 |
043 |
V |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-120-CO |
42-40967 |
044 |
V |
Shot Down |
|
|
B-24D-120-CO |
42-40979 |
045 |
V |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-130-CO |
42-41071 |
046 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-135-CO |
42-41117 |
047 |
V |
Shot Down |
No pics |
|
B-24D-135-CO |
42-41120 |
048 |
V |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-135-CO |
42-41125 |
049 |
V |
Take-off Crash, Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-135-CO |
42-41133 |
050 |
V |
Take-off Crash |
|
|
B-24D-145-CO |
42-41182 |
051 |
V |
Crash Landing |
No pics |
|
B-24D-145-CO |
42-41214 |
052 |
V |
Shot Down |
|
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41219 |
053 |
V |
Damaged, Landing Collision, Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41222 |
054 |
V |
Salvaged, War Weary |
|
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41225 |
055 |
V |
Shot Down, Fighters |
|
|
B24-D-150-CO |
42-41234 |
056 |
V |
Damaged, Take-off Crash, Sent Townsville, Not Returned |
|
|
B24-D-150-CO |
42-41236 |
057 |
V |
Crash Landing, Take-off Engine Trouble, Destroyed |
No pics |
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41237 |
058 |
V |
Salvaged after Crash Landing |
|
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41238 |
059 |
V |
Damaged on Mission, Sent to Townsville, Not Returned |
No pics |
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41239 |
060 |
V |
Crash Landing |
No pics |
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41241 |
061 |
V |
Sent for Salvage After Spin Recovery, Apparently Refurbished and Used by Others |
No pics |
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41242 |
062 |
V |
Crash Landing, Destroyed |
No pics |
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41243 |
063 |
V |
Salvaged, War Weary |
|
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41247 |
064 |
V |
Salvaged, War Weary |
|
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41248 |
066 |
V |
Destroyed by Crash Landing of M236 |
|
|
B-24D-150-CO |
42-41249 |
066 |
V |
Salvaged, War Weary |
No pics |
|
B-24D-20-CF |
42-63989 |
067 |
V |
Salvaged, 05/16/1945 |
|
|
B-24D-20-CF |
42-63991 |
068 |
V |
Salvaged, 05/31/1945 |
|
|
B-24D-20-CF |
42-64045 |
069 |
V |
Temporary Assignment, Transferred |
|
|
B-24D-155-CO |
42-72775 |
070 |
V |
Crash Landing after Shot-up on Mission, Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-155-CO |
42-72790 |
071 |
V & VI |
Crash Landing |
|
|
B-24D-155-CO |
42-72795 |
072 |
V |
Salvaged, War Weary |
|
|
B-24D-155-CO |
42-72799 |
073 |
V & VI |
Salvaged, War Weary |
|
|
B-24D-155-CO |
42-72801 |
074 |
V |
Hit Mountain, Babo Mission |
|
|
B-24D-155-CO |
42-72808 |
075 |
V |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-170-CO |
42-72942 |
076 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-170-CO |
42-72951 |
077 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-170-CO |
42-72953 |
078 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-1-CO |
42-72964 |
079 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-10-CO |
42-73112 |
080 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-10-CO |
42-73113 |
081 |
V |
Shot up on Mission and Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-10-CO |
42-73114 |
082 |
V & VI |
Crash Landing |
|
|
B-24J-15-CO |
42-73115 |
083 |
V |
Shot Down, Fighters |
No pics |
|
B-24J-15-CO |
42-73116 |
084 |
V & VI |
Ditched, Engine Failure |
|
|
B-24J-15-CO |
42-73117 |
085 |
V |
Ditched After Fighter Damage |
|
|
B-24J-15-CO |
42-73121 |
086 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24D-135-CO |
42-73124 |
087 |
V |
Take-off Crash |
No pics |
|
B-24J-15-CO |
42-73125 |
088 |
V |
Crash Landing After Fighter Damage |
No pics |
|
B-24J-15-CO |
42-73126 |
089 |
V |
Damaged by Flak, Crash Landed |
|
|
B-24J-15-CO |
42-73127 |
090 |
V |
Damaged in Landing, Sent for Repair, Not Returned |
No pics |
|
B-24J-15-CO |
42-73133 |
091 |
V |
Flak Damage, Shipping, Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-15-CO |
42-73134 |
092 |
V |
Crash |
|
|
B-24J-15-CO |
42-73164 |
093 |
V |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-20-CO |
42-73167 |
094 |
V |
Salvaged After Taxi Accident |
|
|
B-24J-20-CO |
42-73186 |
095 |
V |
Crash Landing |
No pics |
|
B-24J-20-CO |
42-73187 |
096 |
V |
Shot Down |
|
|
B-24J-20-CO |
42-73193 |
097 |
V |
Flak Damage, Crash Landing |
|
|
B-24J-20-CO |
42-73201 |
098 |
V & VI |
Crash Landing |
|
|
B-24J-30-CO |
42-73275 |
099 |
V |
Salvaged, 09/1944, Buzzing Accident |
No pics |
|
B-24J-35-CO |
42-73332 |
100 |
V |
Take-off Crash |
No pics |
|
B-24J-35-CO |
42-73333 |
101 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-35-CO |
42-73340 |
102 |
V & VI |
Salvaged after Flak Damage |
|
|
B-24J-45-CO |
42-73449 |
103 |
V |
Crash in Bad Weather |
No pics |
|
B-24J-45-CO |
42-73451 |
104 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-45-CO |
42-73451 |
104 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
No pics |
|
B-24J-45-CO |
42-73464 |
105 |
V & VI |
Abandoned, Out of Gas |
|
|
B-24J-50-CO |
42-73474 |
106 |
V & VI |
Ditched, Engine Failure |
|
|
B-24J-50-CO |
42-73475 |
107 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-50-CO |
42-73481 |
108 |
V & VI |
Crash Landed, Out of Gas |
|
|
B-24J-50-CO |
42-73485 |
109 |
V & VI |
Take-off Crash |
|
|
B-24J-50-CO |
42-73488 |
110 |
V & VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24J-50-CO |
42-73489 |
111 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-80-CO |
42-100209 |
112 |
V & VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24J-80-CO |
42-100213 |
113 |
V & VI |
Salvaged After Crash Landing |
|
|
B-24J-80-CO |
42-100214 |
114 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-80-CU |
42-100221 |
115 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-80-CO |
42-100226 |
116 |
V & VI |
Salvaged, 10/02/1945 |
|
|
B-24J-120-CO |
42-109986 |
117 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
No pics |
|
B-24J-120-CO |
42-109986 |
117 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-125-CO |
42-109990 |
118 |
V & VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24J-125-CO |
42-109995 |
119 |
V & VI |
Crash Landing |
|
|
B-24J-125-CO |
42-109999 |
120 |
V & VI |
Abandoned After Aborted Crash Landing |
|
|
B-24J-135-CO |
42-110115 |
121 |
V & VI |
Take-off Crash |
|
|
B-24J-135-CO |
42-110116 |
122 |
V & VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24J-135-CO |
42-110117 |
123 |
V & VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24J-135-CO |
42-110120 |
124 |
V |
Lost on Mission, Fuel Transfer Problems, RAAF Crew |
|
|
B-24J-135-CO |
42-110123 |
125 |
V & VI |
Take-off Crash |
|
|
B-24J-150-CO |
44-40189 |
126 |
V & VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24J-150-CO |
44-40189 |
126 |
V & VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24J-155-CO |
44-40342 |
127 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-160-CO |
44-40370 |
128 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-160-CO |
44-40371 |
129 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-160-CO |
44-40398 |
130 |
V |
Shot down - Flak |
|
|
B-24J-160-CO |
44-40432 |
131 |
V & VI |
Tranferred to FEAF, 04/09/1947 |
|
|
B-24J-160-CO |
44-40434 |
132 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-180-CO |
44-40801 |
133 |
V & VI |
Friendly Fire, Bombs |
|
|
B-24J-185-CO |
44-40861 |
134 |
V & VI |
ACFH-RFC, 05/01/1946 |
|
|
B-24J-185-CO |
44-40919 |
135 |
V & VI |
Salvaged |
|
|
B-24J-185-CO |
44-40920 |
136 |
V & VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24J-185-CO |
44-40923 |
137 |
V & VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24J-185-CO |
44-40973 |
138 |
VI |
Transferred |
|
|
B-24L-5-CO |
44-41487 |
139 |
VI |
Temporary Assignment, Transferred Back to 90th |
|
|
B-24M-1-CO |
44-41811 |
140 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-5-CO |
44-41849 |
141 |
VI |
Fate not given, probably salvaged |
No pics |
|
B-24M-5-CO |
44-41867 |
142 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-5-CO |
44-41874 |
191 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-5-CO |
44-41875 |
143 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-5-CO |
44-41876 |
144 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-20-CO |
44-42201 |
145 |
VI |
Crash landing |
|
|
B-24M-20-CO |
44-42214 |
146 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-20-CO |
44-42242 |
147 |
VI |
Destroyed, crash landing Murtha |
No pics |
|
B-24M-20-CO |
44-42244 |
148 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-20-CO |
44-42248 |
149 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-25-CO |
44-42250 |
150 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-25-CO |
44-42263 |
151 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-25-CO |
44-42264 |
192 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-25-CO |
44-42314 |
193 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-25-CO |
44-42323 |
152 |
VI |
Transferred to FEAF |
|
|
B-24M-25-CO |
44-42329 |
153 |
VI |
Shot down, flak |
No pics |
|
B-24M-25-CO |
44-42331 |
154 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-30-CO |
44-42351 |
155 |
VI |
Damaged in take-off accident, repaired, transferred |
|
|
B-24M-30-CO |
44-42352 |
156 |
VI |
Shot down, flak |
No pics |
|
B-24M-30-CO |
44-42378 |
157 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-30-CO |
44-42381 |
158 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-30-CO |
44-42389 |
194 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-30-CO |
44-42397 |
159 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-30-CO |
44-42412 |
160 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-30-CO |
44-42416 |
195 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-30-CO |
44-42442 |
196 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-35-CO |
44-42467 |
161 |
VI |
Transferred 90BG |
No pics |
|
B-24M-35-CO |
44-42487 |
162 |
VI |
Abandoned after flak damage, Formosa |
No pics |
|
B-24L-5-FO |
44-49471 |
163 |
VI |
Salvaged after taxi accident |
No pics |
|
B-24L-15-FO |
44-49844 |
164 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24L-15-FO |
44-49860 |
165 |
VI |
Ditched, out of fuel on mission |
|
|
B-24L-20-FO |
44-50117 |
166 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-1-FO |
44-50390 |
167 |
VI |
Shot down, flak, last combat loss |
|
|
B-24M-1-FO |
44-50396 |
168 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-1-FO |
44-50405 |
169 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-5-FO |
44-50456 |
170 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-5-FO |
44-50458 |
197 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-5-FO |
44-50459 |
171 |
VI |
Lost, storms, last wartime loss |
No pics |
|
B-24M-5-FO |
44-50602 |
172 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-10-FO |
44-50776 |
173 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-10-FO |
44-50782 |
174 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-10-FO |
44-50794 |
175 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-10-FO |
44-50811 |
176 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
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B-24M-15-FO |
44-50894 |
177 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-15-FO |
44-50913 |
178 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-15-FO |
44-50927 |
179 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-15-FO |
44-50941 |
180 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-15-FO |
44-50971 |
181 |
VI |
Salvaged after crash on take off |
No pics |
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B-24M-15-FO |
44-50977 |
182 |
VI |
Ditched, Balikpapan mission |
No pics |
|
B-24M-15-FO |
44-50988 |
183 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-15-FO |
44-50997 |
184 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-15-FO |
44-50998 |
185 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
|
B-24M-20-FO |
44-51100 |
187 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
|
B-24M-15-FO |
44-51005 |
186 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
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B-24M-25-FO |
44-51264 |
188 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
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B-24M-25-FO |
44-51301 |
189 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
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B-24M-25-FO |
44-51414 |
190 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
|
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B-24M-30-FO |
44-51526 |
198 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
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B-24M-30-FO |
44-51872 |
199 |
VI |
ACFH-RFC |
No pics |
ACFH: |
Air Crew Fly Home (return of combat crew and their aircraft to the U.S. after close of hostilities) |
List by Aircraft Name List by Serial Number
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