44-40049
B-24J-145-CO
A 493rd BG Original assigned to the 861st Squadron as letter B.
Any missions with the 493rd are not known to me.
Transferred to the 34th BG between June 7th and June 14th 1944, assigned to the 4th Squadron as D/I.
Arrived at Mendlesham at 1540 hours on June 11, 1944.
Said to be formerly with 493BG as “European Clipper.” (this according to Wally Forman) BUT
This is NOT the “European Clipper” on B24BestWeb site with 493BG as that was a Ford built plane.
MISSION LIST
Mission #16 June 14, 1944 44-40049 D/I 7BS McDermott
Mission #17 June 17, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #18 June 20, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #19 June 20, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #20 June 22, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #22 June 24, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #23 June 24, 1944 44-40049 D/I 7BS Hollowell
Mission #24 June 25, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #25 June 25, 1944 44-40049 D/I Gallagher (ground spare taken over and flown by Tuttle)
Mission #25 June 25, 1944 44-40049 D/I 7BS Tuttle
Mission #27 June 28, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #28 June 29, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #29 July 2, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Lewis
Mission #30 July 6, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #32 July 8, 1944 44-40049 D/I (ground spare)
Mission #33 July 9, 1944 44-40049 D/I Armstrong
Mission #34 July 12, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Timblin
Mission #36 July 17, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Lundeen
Mission #37 July 18, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #38 July 19, 1944 44-40049 D/I 391BS Beyer
Mission #39 July 20, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #41 July 24, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong (Airborne spare)
Mission #42 July 25, 1944 44-40049 D/I 18BS Lewis (taking Halbert’s place)
Mission #43 July 27, 1944 44-40049 D/I 18BS McDermott
Mission #45 July 28, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #46 July 29, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #47 July 31, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Anderson
Mission #48 August 1, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #49 August 2, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #50 August 3, 1944 44-40049 D/I 7BS Terry
Mission #51 August 4, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Simpson
Mission #52 August 5, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Bouldin
Mission #53 August 6, 1944 44-40049 D/I Armstrong (Airborne spare)
Mission #55 August 8, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #56 August 10, 1944 44-40049 D/I 391BS Scharmen
Mission #57 August 11, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #58 August 13, 1944 44-40049 D/I 18BS Armstrong
Mission #59 August 14, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #60 August 15, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #61 August 16, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #63 August 24, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong (Major battle damage)
December 5, 1944 Transferred to MTO
MISSION DETAILS
June 11, 1944 44-40049 pilot unknown
Arrived from Debach at 1540 hours.
Mission #16 June 14, 1944 44-40049 D/I 7BS McDermott
Took off at 0344 hours.
Flew position 4-2 in High Squadron.
Carried 52 100 lb bombs. Dropped on secondary target at 0807 hours from 19,000 feet.
No battle damage reported.
Landed 0940 hours.
McDermott (P)
Durratt (CP)
Booth (N)
Roberts (R)
Welch (E)
Palmer (G)
Hudson (G)
Brauks (G)
Wingfield (G)
Mission #17 June 17, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Took off at 1658 hours.
Flew position 2-3 in Low Squadron.
Carried 12 500 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 2025 hours from 17,000 feet.
Slight battle damage reported.
Landed 2252 hours.
Armstrong (P)
Burton (CP)
Coyle (N)
Cook (R)
Radomski (E)
Titony (NG)
Souder (TG)
Sobran (BG)
Barr (G)
Mission #18 June 20, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Took off at 0447 hours.
Flew position 1-3 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 12 500 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0913 hours from 23,000 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1133 hours.
Armstrong (P)
Burton (CP)
Alder (N) (from crew #46)
Andorn (B)
Cook (R)
Radomski (E)
Titony (NG)
Souder (TG)
Sobran (BG)
Barr (G)
Mission #19 June 20, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Took off at 1758 hours.
Flew position 1-3 in Group C (4th)
Carried 52 100 lb GP bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 2058 hours from 23,000 feet.
No battle damage reported.
Landed 2232 hours.
No Crew Loading List available.
Mission #20 June 22, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Took off at 1503 hours.
Flew position 2-3 in Low Squadron.
Carried 43 100 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 1917 hours from 19,300 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 2209 hours.
Armstrong (P)
Burton (CP)
Andorn (B)
Cook (R)
Radomski (E)
Sobran (BG)
Souder (TG)
Titony (NG)
Barr (G)
Mission #22 June 24, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Took off at 0444 hours.
Flew in Lead Squadron.
Carried a camera.
Carried 52 100 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0817:22 hours from 21,700 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1003 hours.
Armstrong (P)
Burton (CP)
Coyle (N)
Andorn (B)
Cook (R)
Radomski (E)
Sobran (BG)
Souder (TG)
Titony (NG)
Barr (G)
Mission #23 June 24, 1944 44-40049 D/I 7BS Hollowell
Took off at 1635 hours.
Flew position 2-3 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 24 250 lb GP bombs. Dropped on the Primary. Hits North of the target.
No damage reported.
Landed 2109 hours.
Hollowell (P)
Weddell (CP)
Parker (B)
Thomas (R)
Gray, R. (E)
Kittridge (BG)
Stonefield (TG)
Logan (NG)
Davis (G)
Mission #24 June 25, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Took off at 0421 hours.
Flew with the 34th BG Squadron, flying with two 493rd BG Squadrons.
Carried 52 100 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0826 hours from 19,700 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1043 hours.
Armstrong (P)
Burton (CP)
Coyle (N)
Andorn (B)
Cook (R)
Radomski (E)
Sobran (BG)
Souder (TG)
Titony (NG)
Barr (G)
Mission #25 June 25, 1944 44-40049 D/I Gallagher (ground spare taken over and flown by Tuttle)
Mission #25 June 25, 1944 44-40049 D/I 7BS Tuttle
Took off at 1645 hours in this second plane.
Flew position 2-2 in High Squadron.
Carried 6 1000 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 1943 hours from 20,500 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 2241 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #27 June 28, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Took off at 0419 hours.
Flew position 4-1 in Low Squadron (Lead and High Squadron were from the 486th BG)
Carried 24 250 lb bombs. Brought all bombs back to base.
Recalled at 0710 hours while 15 miles NW of La Havre.
No damage reported.
Landed 0822 hours. Suffered a taxiing accident at Mendlesham damage level 2 out of 5.
Armstrong (P)
Burton (CP)
Coyle (N)
Andorn (B)
Cook (R)
Radomski (E)
Sobran (BG)
Souder (TG)
Titony (NG)
Barr (G)
Mission #28 June 29, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Took off at 0532 hours.
Flew position 3-3 in Lead Squadron.
Landed 1213 hours.
Warning bell in tail turret inoperative; plexiglass in tail turret cracked. Inspected and repaired.
Armstrong (P)
Burton (CP)
Coyle (N)
Andorn (B)
Cook (R)
Radomski (E)
Sobran (BG)
Souder (TG)
Titony (NG)
Barr (G)
Mission #29 July 2, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Lewis
Took off at 1006 hours.
Flew position 4-2 in Group B with target of Haute Cote.
Carried a K-21 camera.
Carried 18 250 lb bombs. Brought all bombs back to base due to 10/10 undercast and failure of GH equipment in the Lead plane.
No damage reported.
Landed 1523 hours.
Lewis (P)
Klier (CP)
Gillespie (N)
Jackovich (B)
Stoltz (R)
McBlaine (E)
Chaple (BG)
Bynum (TG)
Camden (NG)
Picher (G)
Mission #30 July 6, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #32 July 8, 1944 44-40049 D/I (ground spare)
Mission #33 July 9, 1944 44-40049 D/I Armstrong
Mission #34 July 12, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Timblin
Mission #36 July 17, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Lundeen
Mission #37 July 18, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #38 July 19, 1944 44-40049 D/I 391BS Beyer
Slight flak damage.
Mission #39 July 20, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #41 July 24, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong (Airborne spare)
Mission #42 July 25, 1944 44-40049 D/I 18BS Lewis (taking Halbert’s place)
Mission #43 July 27, 1944 44-40049 D/I 18BS McDermott
Mission #45 July 28, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #46 July 29, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #47 July 31, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Anderson
Mission #48 August 1, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #49 August 2, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #50 August 3, 1944 44-40049 D/I 7BS Terry
Mission #51 August 4, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Simpson
Mission #52 August 5, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Bouldin
Mission #53 August 6, 1944 44-40049 D/I Armstrong (Airborne spare)
Mission #55 August 8, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #56 August 10, 1944 44-40049 D/I 391BS Scharmen
Mission #57 August 11, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #58 August 13, 1944 44-40049 D/I 18BS Armstrong
Mission #59 August 14, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #60 August 15, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #61 August 16, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong
Mission #63 August 24, 1944 44-40049 D/I 4BS Armstrong (Major battle damage)
December 5, 1944 Transferred to MTO