380th Bomb Group

380th Bomb Group Association
World War II Veterans Group
 

WE WENT TO WAR

PARTS V and VI:  THE PLANES WE FLEW

380th AIRCRAFT TYPES

B-24 - M-FO MODELS


TYPE 11 - FORD B-24 M-FO

           

           Examples include POM POM EXPRESS (168) and STATE SIDE STUFF (189)

 

            Note the navigator's drift meter behind the copilot's position (right side of Ford M Models) in the following pictures. 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 462.

 

Aircraft with M-FO RADARS

No.

Serial No.

Nose Art

Radar Type

162

44-42487

(NONE)

Unknown

164

44-49844

(NONE)

Unknown

165

44-49860

DADDY OF ‘EM ALL

Unknown

166

44-50117

(NONE)

Unknown

167

44-50390

BECOMIN' BACK

Horizontal Yogi Behind Nose Turret

168

44-50396

POM POM EXPRESS

Unknown

169

44-50405

TEN HIGH

Unknown

170

44-50456

(NONE)

Unknown

171

44-50459

(NONE)

Unknown

172

44-50602

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Behind Astrodome Double Yogi on Side H2X

173

44-50776

THE RAMBLIN' WRECK

Behind Astrodome Double Yogi on Side H2X

174

44-50782

(NONE)

Behind Astrodome Double Yogi on Side H2X

175

44-50794

(NONE)

Unknown

176

44-50811

PEACE OFFERING

Behind Astrodome Double Yogi on Side H2X

177

44-50894

LIBERTY BELLE

Behind Astrodome Only

178

44-50913

NOBODY'S DARLING

Unknown

179

44-50927

(NONE)

Unknown

180

44-50941

VIRGIN ABROAD

Unknown

181

44-50971

(NONE)

Unknown

182

44-50977

(NONE)

Unknown

183

44-50988

(NONE)

Unknown

184

44-50997

(NONE)

Unknown

185

44-50998

CLARINE FROM ABILENE

Unknown

186

44-51005

BACHELOR'S BROTHEL

Unknown

187

44-51100

(NONE)

Unknown

188

44-51264

(NONE)

Unknown

189

44-51301

STATE SIDE STUFF

Behind Astrodome Double Yogi on Side H2X

190

44-51414

ATOMIC BLONDE

Behind Astrodome Only

191

44-41874

(NONE)

Unknown

192

44-42264

(NONE)

Unknown

193

44-42314

(NONE)

Unknown

194

44-42389

(NONE)

Unknown

195

44-42416

(NONE)

Unknown

196

44-42442

(NONE)

Unknown

197

44-50458

(NONE)

Unknown

198

44-51526

(NONE)

Unknown

199

44-51872

(NONE)

Unknown

STATISTICAL SUMMARY

FATES OF OUR AIRCRAFT - PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN
AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED DIRECTLY TO PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN
380TH BOMB GROUP (H)

COMBATANT AIRCRAFT

AIRCRAFT

R

C

CA

MA

AM

ASM

A

AS

WWS

OG

RUS

TOTAL

J MODELS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

L-CO MODELS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

M-CO MODELS

 

2

2

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

16

23

L-FO MODELS

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

4

M-FO MODELS

 

1

 

 

1

1

 

1

4

 

13

21

M-FO MODELS
V-WINDSHIELD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

TOTALS

 

3

2

 

2

1

 

3

6

2

34

53

SYMBOLOGY FOR STATISTICAL SUMMARIES

R

Destruction As Result of Enemy Air Raid

C

Loss of Aircraft in Enemy Territory Due Directly to Enemy Action

CA

Accident and/or Salvage As Result of Enemy Combat Damage (In Friendly Territory)

MA

Loss While on Mission While in Enemy Territorybut Direct Enemy Action Not Involved

A

Accident in Friendly Territory Causing Complete Destruction of Aircraft - Not Combat Mission Related

AM

Same as A but Involved in Combat Mission

AS

Accident in Friendly Territory Resulting in Salvage of the Aircraft - Not Combat Mission Related

ASM

Same as AS but Involved in Combat Mission

WWS

Salvage of Aircraft as War Weary

RAAF

Transfer of Aircraft to Royal Australian Air Force

OG

Transfer of Aircraft to Other Groups

PI

Transfer to Philippines Islands for Continuation of War Service There

NT

Whether Nose Turret Installed (Applies Only to Initial Deployment Aircraft) During 1943 and While in 380th Service

RUS

Returned to U.S. at End of War

 

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