42-50613 Holy Joe
B-24J-1-FO
42-50636 had a white star, so this plane may have as well.
MISSION LIST
Mission #36 July 17, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Ray Holy Joe (lead)
Mission #37 July 18, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Erwin Holy Joe
Mission #40 July 21, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Bower Holy Joe
Mission #41 July 24, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Ray Holy Joe
Mission #42 July 25, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Ray Holy Joe (lead)
Mission #44 July 27, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Bower Holy Joe
Mission #45 July 28, 1944 42-50613 L/A 7BS Brown Holy Joe
Mission #46 July 29, 1944 42-50613 L/A Holy Joe (ground spare)
Mission #48 August 1, 1944 42-50613 L/A 7BS Brown Holy Joe
Mission #52 August 5, 1944 42-50613 L/A Holy Joe (scheduled for Ray but replaced)
Mission #54 August 7, 1944 42-50613 L/A Holy Joe Ray (Weather ship)
Mission #57 August 11, 1944 42-50613 L/A 7BS Gardner Holy Joe
Mission #60 August 15, 1944 42-50613 L/A 18BS Lindstrom Holy Joe
Mission #61 August 16, 1944 42-50613 L/A 7BS Bush Holy Joe
Mission #63 August 24, 1944 42-50613 L/A Holy Joe (ground spare – lead)
MISSION DETAILS
July 13, 1944 42-50613 L/A Ray
Took off at 1407 hours.
Landed 1527 hours.
Mission #36 July 17, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Ray Holy Joe (lead)
Mission #37 July 18, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Erwin Holy Joe
July 19, 1944 42-50613 L/A Erwin Holy Joe
Took off at 1627 hours.
Was this a practice mission? Part of a group of 11 planes.
Landed 1832 hours.
July 20, 1944 42-50613 L/A Ray
Took off at 1354 hours on a flight to the bombing range.
Landed 1615 hours.
Mission #40 July 21, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Bower Holy Joe
Trailing antenna inoperative. Leak in oxygen system. Inspected and repaired.
Mission #41 July 24, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Ray Holy Joe
Mission #42 July 25, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Ray Holy Joe (lead)
Mission #44 July 27, 1944 42-50613 L/A 391BS Bower Holy Joe
Mission #45 July 28, 1944 42-50613 L/A 7BS Brown Holy Joe
Mission #46 July 29, 1944 42-50613 L/A Holy Joe (ground spare)
Mission #48 August 1, 1944 42-50613 L/A 7BS Brown Holy Joe
Mission #52 August 5, 1944 42-50613 L/A Holy Joe (scheduled for Ray but replaced)
Mission #54 August 7, 1944 42-50613 L/A Ray Holy Joe (Weather ship)
Mission #57 August 11, 1944 42-50613 L/A 7BS Gardner Holy Joe
Mission #60 August 15, 1944 42-50613 L/A 18BS Lindstrom Holy Joe
Mission #61 August 16, 1944 42-50613 L/A 7BS Bush Holy Joe
Mission #63 August 24, 1944 42-50613 L/A Holy Joe (ground spare – lead)
January 7, 1945 Assigned to the 764th BS, 461st BG, 15th
AF.
June 7, 1945 Returned to ZI.