USAF Serial Number Search Results

40-2349 ... 40-2368 (EXACT MATCH)
Consolidated B-24A-CO Liberator
MSN 1/20.  Diverted to RAF as AM910/AM929.  Prior to their construction, this serial batch was allocated to
B-24As.  When it was decided to substitute 20 B-24As for 20 LB-30s on the British contract, the planes were given
British serial numbers and the AAF serials were reallocated to B-24Ds.
2349 to RAF as AM910.  Used to test AXV radar and 20-mm cannon
pack.  Crashed on landing at Nutts Corner Apr 13, 1942.
Nose section lay in Lincolnshire wood until the late 1960s.
2350 to RAF as AM911.  Engine caught fire on takeoff, undercarriage collapsed
at Gibraltar May 23, 1943 and DBR
2351 to RAF as AM912.  Nosewheel collapsed on landing at Boscombe Down May 16, 1941.
Not repaired and SOC Dec 11, 1941
2352 to RAF as AM913.  Engine caught fire and fell off, crashed on approach
at Talbenny Jan 29, 1943
2353 to RAF as AM914.  NFT Apr 16, 1945.  To transport.  SOC in 
Canada in 1946
2354 to RAF as AM915.  Flew into Achinoan Hill in cloud on arrival from
Canada near Campbeltown, Argyll Sep 1, 1941
2355 to RAF as AM916.   Sold Aug 19, 1946.  Salvaged Baledo Bridge, 1952
2356 to RAF as AM917.  Sunk U-338 off Iceland Sep 20, 1943
with 120 Sqdn.  SOC Mar 12, 1947
2357 to RAF as AM918.  Later to G-AGDR with BOAC.  Shot down in error over English Channel
near Plymouth, England Feb 15, 1942.  All 9 aboard killed.  Some databases have G-AGDR being
AM219 instead, but this appears to be in error.
2358 to RAF as AM919.  Sank U-258 Apr 20, 1943, sank U-304
Apr 28, 1943.  Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Reykjavik Jun 18, 1943.
Salvaged for spares
2359 to RAF as AM920. Sank U-254 Dec 8, 1942.  To BOAC as
G-AHYB Feb 10, 1946.  To Vietnam as F-VNNP Emperor Bao Dai
2360 to RAF as AM921.  Engine caught fire in air and fell out on landing at Reykjavik
Jan 9, 1943 and DBR
2361 to RAF as AM922.  NFT Sep 7, 1944
2362 to RAF as AM923.  NFT Dec 1944
2363 to RAF as AM924.  MIA on patrol NW of Hebrides May 28, 1942
2364 to RAF as AM925.  Crashed on takeoff at Nutts Corner Feb 18, 1942 and DBF
2365 to RAF as AM926.  Flew into hill in cloud on ferry flight, Dyce-Nutts
Corner, Ochil Hills near Alva, Clackmannan Dec 10, 1941
2366 to RAF as AM927.  Prior to delivery to England, was involved in a landing accident, the
damage being major enough that the aircraft had to be returned to San Diego for
repaires.  Plane was deleted from the order to be shipped to England and was
converted to a transport aircraft, acring as prototype for C-87.
Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946.  
To Continental Can Co as N1503, to XC-CAY of
PEMEX in Mexico until 1959.  Became N12905 "Diamond Lil"
with Confederate Air Force and painted in colors of 98th BG, later N24927 with Commemorative
Air Force.  During 2006/2007 was reconfigured back to B-24A/LB-30B and was given
the name "OL 927" noseart.  In Apr of 2012 renamed back to "Diamond Lil" .  Involved in
nose gear collapse May 26, 2012 on landing at Charlotte-Douglas airport, North Carolina					
2367 to RAF as AM928.  Undershot landing and hit sand dunes, Stornoway May 27, 1942
2368 to RAF as AM929.  Sank U-597 Oct 12, 1942.  Damaged U-89
Nov 5, 1942.  Sank U-132 Nov 5, 1942.  Sank U-194 
June Jun 24, 1942.  Sank U-61 Oct 15, 1943.
Sank U-540 with BZ712 Oct 17, 1943.  Sank
U-274 Oct 23, 1943.  Engine caught fire and crashed 
on approach to Dorval and crashed, Simone, Quebec Apr 9, 1945.
Aircraft of the same serial numbers were eventually delivered to USAAF as B-24D (MSN 7/26) 
2349 
2350 to RAF as FK214.  Sold for scrap Mar 12, 1947.
2353 (cn 19/CO 11) Delivered to USAAF, assigned to 18BS 34BG at Geiger Field, Spokane, WA. Ground 
looped on take off, DBR at Geiger Field on Aug 12, 1942.
2355 (28th BG) interned in USSR Sep 11, 1943.  MACR 12420
2356 (MSN 22/CO 14) Delivered to USAAF, assigned to 469BS, 333BG at Topeka AAB, KS. 
Crashed 3mi N of Admire, KS Jan 20, 1943 when the crew bailed out due to a fire onboard.
2360 (MSN 18) Serial re-assigned; w/o Oct 2, 1942 at Biggs Field, TX
2361 (93rd BG, 329th BS) wrecked while taxying at Barksdale AAF, Louisiana Apr 24, 1942
2365 (404th BS) undershot landing Glen AF, AK Mar 10, 1943.  No injuries.
2367 (MSN 25) force-landed Bechevin Bay, Atka, AK Dec 9, 1942.  During the crash, the rear fuselage broke off
behind the wings.  Crew survived with only minor injuries, rescued the next day.  Remains in situ
on Atka Island.  In 1984, assigned N58426 with American Veterans Memorial Museum, CO, but not recovered.
2368 (MSN 26) (61st BS, 39th BG) in ground collision at Davis Monthan Field, AZ Mar 11, 1943.  8 killed.