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Serial Number Criteria: 42-40972
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Data last updated: Tue Mar 15 09:25:04 2016
42-40963 ... 42-41002 (EXACT MATCH)
Consolidated B-24D-120-CO Liberator
MSN 2040/2079
40965 (28th BG, 40th BS "Lil De-Icer"
40967 (380th BG, 528th BS, "Black Widow") shot down by AAA Nov 21, 1943, 
Manokwari, New Guinea.  MACR 1784.  All aboard killed
40969 (93rd BG, 330th BS, *Big Noise*) interned in Switzerland Mar 16, 1944.  MACR 3531
40970 (90th BG, 319th BS)
40971 to USN as PB4Y-1 BuNo 32126.
40972 (43rd BG) lost Nov 5, 1943, South Pacific.  MACR 1069
40973 (44th BG, 66th BS, "Battleaxe") damaged and crashed into
Ijsselmeer, Netherlands Nov 13, 1943.  MACR 1375.  10 KIA.
40974 (93th BG, 409th BS, "Boomerang II") shot down by Oblt Peter Jenne
in Bf 110G-2 of ZG 26/1 and crashed into North Sea W of Texel,
Netherlands Dec 22, 1943. 1 KIA, 9 MIA.  MACR 2192
40976 (28th BG) lost Dec 6, 1944, North Pacific.  MACR 12429.
40977 to USSR
40983 (93rd BG, 329th BS) lost Apr 1, 1944, France.  MACR 3562
40984 (90th BG, 320th BS) impacted terrain Port Moresby, PNG Aug 31, 1943
40989 (44th BG, 506th BS) hit by crashing German fighter and both planes
crashed into North Sea Oct 4, 1943.  MACR 940.  10 KIA
40990 (93rd BG, 328th BS) lost Jan 7, 1944, France.  MACR 2366
40991 (98th BG, 345th BS) shot down by AAA on Ploesti raid Aug 1, 1943.  
9 KIA, 1 POW.  MACR 226
40993 (28th BG, 404th BS, "Bugs Bunny, What's Up Doc") crashlanded on Cape Zhelty, Kamchatka Nov 17, 1944.
40994 (93rd BG, 328th BS, "Hell's Wench") shot down by
flak on Ploesti raid Aug 1, 1943.  10 KIA.  MACR 331
40995 (44th BG, 67th BS, "Satan's Hell Cats") lost over Rumania
on return flight from Ploesti raid Aug 1, 1943.  9 KIA.  MACR 3147 and 3417
40996 (28th BG) lost Jan 18, 1945, North Pacific.  MACR 12428
40997 (801st BG) lost Apr 27, 1944 when crashed at 
St-Cyr-de-Valorges, in the Loire Department of France 
while attempting to drop weapons to the Resistance.  
MACR 4307
40998 (28th BG) lost May 15, 1945.  MACR 14427
41001 to USN as PB4Y-1 BuNo 32125.
41002 (93rd BG, 409th BS, "Blitz Buggy") shot down by fighter of JG 26 and crashed
into Ijsselmeer, Netherlands Dec 22, 1943.  MACR 2183.  9 KIA

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