USAF Serial Number Search Results

42-40528 ... 42-40567 (EXACT MATCH)
Consolidated B-24D-70-CO Liberator
MSN 1605/1644
40528 in accident Spr 17, 1944.
40529 (307th BG, "Sassy Sal") in accident at Koli Field, Guadalcanal  Apr 5, 1944.
40530 (801st BG, 406th BS) lost May 7, 1944, England. MACR 4603
40531 to CL-26 at Maxwell AAF Aug 20, 1944
40532 (380th BG, 530th BS) lost Sept 21, 1943, Kat Islands, Indonesia.  MACR 717
40533 lost Jun 4, 1944.
40534 scrapped Feb 16, 1944.  I have a record claiming delivered
to RAAF on this date.
40535 surveyed May 31, 1943.
40536 surveyed at Tarrant AAF, TX Aug 27, 1943.
40537 surveyed at Smyrna AAF Jun 18, 1943 
40538 to RFC at Altus Oct 2, 1945 
40539 surveyed at Maxwell AAF, AL May 23, 1944
40540 to RFC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK Jul 24, 1945.  Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
40541 to CL-26 at Smyrna Jan 11, 1944.
40542 crashed 300 yards from airfield during practice approach for landing at Kearney AF, Nebraska 
Aug 17, 1943.  All 8 onboard killed.  Surveyed at Patterson AAF Oct 9, 1943.
40543 redesignated C-87 Nov 9, 1943.  Scrapped in Europe Mar 2, 1945.
40544 (389th BG, 567th BS, *Hitler's Hearse* interned in Turkey
after Ploesti raid, Aug 1, 1943.
40545 salvaged Nov 9, 1945
40546 to RAF as Liberator GR.V BZ749.  SOC Jun 2, 1947.
40547 to RAF as Liberator GR.V BZ750.  Scrapped Mar 12, 1947.
40548 to RAF as Liberator GR.V BZ754.  Hit trees on takeoff and crashed
St Keverne, England Jun 29, 1944 with No. 311 Sqdn.
40549 (492nd BG, 856th BS) MIA Apr 7, 1945, Plukkutjonnfjell Snasa,
Norway.  MACR 13740
40550 (801st BG, 406th BS) shot down by fighters Algern May 28, 1944.  MACR 5239
40551 redesignated C-87 Nov 9, 1943.  Registered G-AFYO and flown by
American crews on England-Sweden routes.  Swedish authorties objected
to American crew flying British-registered aircraft so reregistered
NC18649 before second such flight.  Operation was to bring Norwegians
out of Sweden for training in UK with free Norwegian forces, also to
repatriate USAAF crews who had force-landed damaged aircraft in
Sweden.  To RFC at Walnut Ridge Apr 8, 1946.
40552 redesignated C-87 Nov 9, 1943.  Scrapped Oct 9, 1944.
40553 to USN as PB4Y-1 63933 Aug 5, 1943
40554 to RFC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK Aug 13, 1945.  Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
40555 (479th Anti Submarine Group, 44th Anti Submarine Squadron) shot down by Ju 88C-6 flown by Hptm Horst Grahl of KG 40/V Stab Aug 8, 1943, 
Bay of Biscay,90 km NW of Cap Ortegal, Spain. MACR 152 and 257.  10 KIA
40556 to RAF as Liberator GR.V BZ752.  SOC Apr 11, 1946.
40557 (MSN 1634) allocated to RAF as Liberator GR.V BZ755 but diverted to 
RCAF as 600.  No RAF service.  Salvaged from farm in Canada
and delivered by rail to Yesterday's Air Force, Ontario, CA 
Feb 1972.  Broken up in 1977, nose retained.  Nose noted Aug 2003
at Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, VA 
40558 to RAF as Liberator GR.V BZ751.  SOC Feb 5, 1946.
40559 to RAF as Liberator GR.V BZ753.  Shot down by enemy aircraft Oct 4, 1943.
40560 to RAF as BZ756 and then to RCAF as 598.  Destroyed in hangar fire at
Gander, Newfoundland Jun 4, 1944.
40561/40562 to USN as PB4Y-1 32048/32049.
40563 (376th BG, 512th BS, "Wongo Wongo!") crashed into Mediterranean
on Ploesti raid, Aug 1, 1943.  MACR 150.  Contrary to myth, the plane was not carrying the lead 
navigator for the mission.  
40564 to USN as PB4Y-1 32055 May 3, 1943.
40565 to USN as PB4Y-1 32050 May 3, 1943.
40566 to USN as PB4Y-1 32052 May 3, 1943.
40567 to USN as PB4Y-1 32051 May 3, 1943.