USAF Serial Number Search Results


Serial Number Criteria: 42-52582
Description Criteria:
Data last updated: Tue Mar 15 09:25:04 2016
42-52303 ... 42-52776 (EXACT MATCH)
Ford B-24H-15-FO Liberator
MSN 1020/1493
52305 (44th BGH, 506th BS) lost Mar 18, 1944.  MACR 3406
52306 (458th BG) shot down by fighter Mar 6, 1944.  Crashed near Army munitions factory at
Muensterlager near Ueltzen.  MACR 3349.  2 killed, 8 taken prisoner.
52307 (459th BG) lost May 6, 1944, Yugoslavia.  MACR 4795
52309 (456 BG, 745 BS) shot down Vienna Jun 16, 1944.  MACR 6032
52310 (459th BG) lost over Austria Mar 17, 1944.
52313 (454th BG) lost Aug 29, 1944. MACR 11544
52314 (454th BG) lost Mar 19, 1944.  MACR 3465
52315 (456th BG, 745th BS) lost Feb 1`7, 1944.  MACR 2698 and 2489
52316 (459th BG, 756th BS, "Paper Doll") lost Jul 25, 1944.  MACR 7311.  5 POW, 5 evaded and returned.
52317 (459th BG) lost May 31, 1944.  MACR 5667
52318 (459th BG, 757th BS) lost Jun 9, 1944 Thurn nr Nienz, Austria.  MACR 6179
52319 (459th BG) lost Mar 17, 1944.  MACR 3360
52322 (459th BG) lost Apr 3, 1944.  MACR 3638
52323 (454th BG) lost Feb 4, 1944, Mediterranean.  MACR 23?0
52325 (461st BG, 767th BS) crash landed Nov 15, 1945.
52327 (459th BG) lost Jun 25, 1944.  MACR 7095.
52330 (456th BG, 745th BS) lost over Austria Mar 19, 1944.  MACR 3256
52332 (44th BG, 506th BS) lost Mar 15, 1944, Germany.  MACR 3220
52333 (460th BG) lost May 30, 1944.  MACR 12538.
52335 (458th BG, 754th BS, "Admirable Little Character") lost Apr 25, 1944, France.  MACR 4342.
52336 (461th BG, 766th BS) hit by AAA then collided with 42-52366
and crashed at Szigetszentmiklos, Hungary Apr 13, 1944. 12 KIA.
MACR 4649.
52338 (450th BG) lost Feb 23, 1944, Austria.  MACR 9093
52342 (459th BG) lost Jul 2, 1944.  MACR 6412
52344 (459th BG) lost Aug 22, 1944, Germany.  MACR 10719.
52345 (456th BG, 745th BS) lost Apr 21, 1944, Rumania.  MACR 4190
52347 (460th BG, 763rd BS *Belle Ringer*) interned in Switzerland Jun 13, 1944.  MACR 5770.
Returned Sep 27, 1945.
52348 (458th BG, 752nd BS) lost Sep 24, 1944.  MACR 9574.
52349 lost Jan 9, 1944, South Atlantic.  MACR 1484
52351 (459th BG) lost May 18, 1944, Mediterranean.  MACR 5830
52353 (458th BG, 754th BS) shot down Apr 22, 1944 by intruders over Norwich, England
while returning from bombing raid.  6 killed, 4 survived. 
52355 (460th BG) lost May 18, 1944, Yugoslavia.  MACR 5044
52356 (459th BG) lost Aug 25, 1944, Yugoslavia.  MACR 12393.
52357 (464th BG, "Crack Up") crashed between Bari and Pananella, Italy during mission to Nimes, France Jul 12, 1944.
52358 (459th BG, 756th BS, *Hell's Bells*) interned in Switzerland Jul 20, 1944.  MACR 6851
52360 lost Apr 15, 1944, Giurgiu, Rumania.  MACR 4383
52361 (461st BG, 765th BS) ditched Apr 6, 1944, Yugoslavia.  MACR 3698
52362 (460th BG) lost May 10, 1944, Austria.   MACR 5465
52363 (460th BG) lost Sep 13, 1944.  MACR 8764
52364 (445th BG, 701st BS) lost Feb 24, 1944, Germany.  MACR 2558
52365 (460th BG) suffered engine failure over Kufstein, Austria Mar 21, 1945.  MACR 13193
52366 (461st BG, 766th BS, "Spirit of Hollywood/Gloria Jean") hit
by the crashing 42-52336 over Budapest and then crashed
between Kiskunlachaza and Bugyi, Hungary Apr 13, 1944.  Copilot
killed in the collision, rest bailed out but the pilot's chute
failed and he was also killed.  2 KIA, 8 POW.  MACR 3974.
52368 (461st BG, 765th BS, "Piecemaker") lost Jul 25, 1944, Austria.  MACR 7110
52371 (461st BG, 765th BS, "Upstaire Maid") returned to USA Jun 25, 1945.
52374 (460th BS) lost Jul 7, 1944  MACR 6593
52378 (461st BG, 767th BS) transferred to 451st BG.  (451st BG) lost Jul 28, 1944, Yugoslavia  MACR 7525
52379 (461st BG, 764th BS) crshed Feb 10, 1944
52380 (460th BG) lost Apr 13, 1944, Rumania.  MACR 4035
52382 (458th BG, 753rd BS) lost Apr 18, 1944, Germany.  MACR 4059
52383 (460th BG, 762nd BS) shot down over Sunja, Yugoslavia Jul 16, 1944.  9 POW, 1 evaded.  MACR 6902
52386 (467th BG, 789th BS) went missing in bad weather Jan 26, 1944 on training
flight from Wendover AAB.  Aircraft wreck finally located on Mar 17, 1944
in the Desert Range Mountains 7 mi NE of Wendover AAB.  All
crew were killed.
52388 (461st BG, 767th BS, "Our Baby") lost Apr 2, 1944, Yugoslavia.  MACR 4086
52389 (461st Bg, 766th BS) condemned Mar 27, 1944
52392 (458th BG, 753rd BS, *Wabbit Twacks*) lost Apr 8, 1944, Germany.  MACR 3786
52393 (461st BG, 764th BS, Ignatz") crashed Feb 29, 1944
52395 (461st BG, 767th BS, "Little Jesus") lost Apr 16, 1944, Yugoslavia.  MACR 4022
52396 (461st BG, 767th BS) transferred to 47th BW.  (449th BG, 718th BS, *Suzan Jane*) shot down on 
Wiener-Neustadt mission May 29, 1944, Austria.  MACR 5458
52398 (461st BG, 766th BS, "Boise Belle") SBD Mar 24, 1945
52399 (461st BG, 767th BS, "Miss Carriage" later *Flak Finder*) lost on return from Salon-de-Provence
airfield mission May 27, 1944, Orange, France.  MACR 5416.  Plane crashed on Pic de l'Aigle near 
Thorenc, 20 km NNW of Grasse in the Alpes Maritimes in France.  10 bailed out, 6 evaded, 4 POW.
52400 (459th BG) lost Jul 28, 1944, Rumania.  MACR 7314
52401 (460th BG) lost Jul 19, 1944.  MACR 7055
52402 (464th BG, 776th BS *Rough and Ready*) lost Jul 30, 1944 in raid on
Duna aircraft Factory, Budapest, Hungary.  MACR 11716.  2 KIA, 8 POW.
52403 (465th BG) lost Aug 7, 1944, Germany.  MACR 7203
52404 (458th BG, 754th BS, "Belle of Boston") crashed on takeoff May 8, 1944
Horsham St Faith, UK May 8, 1944
52405 (461st BG, 766th BS) lost over Austria May 24, 1944.  MACR 5041
52406 (459th BG) lost over Austrria Mar 17, 1944.  MACR 3255
52407 (461st BG, 766th BS) SBD Mar 2, 1945
52408 (461st BG, 766th BS "The Kissed Off Kids") destroyed when three engines failed while returning from training
mission Aug 24, 1944.  Scavenged for parts.  There is a controversy about the stablizer from 42-78408 being 
used on 42-52408, but this seems not to be the case
52409 (461th BG, 764th BS, "Hell's A Poppin") damaged by AAA then shot down by Konrath Janos fhdn
in Me 210CA-1 of HUAF E of Kelebia, Hungary Apr 13, 1944.  MACR 3973. 10 POW.
52411 (392nd BG, 576nd BS) MIA Mar 18, 1944.  MACR 3325
52412 (461st BG, 767th BS, "Purble Shaft") returned to USA Jun 9, 1945.
52413 (459th BG) lost Jul 7, 1944.  MACR 6591
52415 (392 BG, 577 BS) crashlanded Oct 15, 1944 in Belgium.
52416 (460th BG) lost May 10, 1944, Austria.  MACR 5047.
52417 (460th BG) lost Jul 26, 1944, Austria.  MACR 6997
52418 (461st BG, 765th BS) damaged in ground explosion at Torretto, Italy May 18, 1944.
52419 (465th BG) lost Jul 7, 1944.  MACR 6957
52420 (465th BG) lost Jul 8, 1944.  MACR 6512
52423 (458th BG, 755th BS) attacked by German fighters over Baltic Sea and crashed
in village of Venslev, East of Skaelskov, Zealand, Denmark Apr 9, 1944.  MACR 3837
52424 (467th BG, 791st BS, "Jack The Ripper II") crashlanded and
burned at Manston aifrield on return from missin to Lille,
France Aug 3, 1944.  4 killed, 4 injured.
52425 Named "The Tweachewous Wabbit" with 837th BS, 487th BG.  (448th BG) lost Apr 29, 1944, Germany
52430 (495th BG) lost May 6, 1944, Rumania.  MACR 4605.
52432 ("Bachelor's Paradise", 458th BG, 755th BS) shot down Apr 9, 1944
over Sandved, Denmark.  Four crewmembers lost.  MACR 3838
52433 (460th BG) lost May 10, 1944, Austria.  MACR 4659
52435 (448th BG, 715th BS) lost Apr 29, 1944, Germany.  MACR 4490
52436 (461st BG, 766th BS, "Down 'N Go") lost Aug 7, 1944, Italy.  MACR 11267
52437 (464th BG, "Home For Christmas") damaged by enemy fire Aug 1944
and had to make emergency landing in Yugoslavia.  Crew was
returned by Yugoslav partisans but the aircraft was left behind.
52438 (484th BG) lost Aug 20, 1944, Hungary.  MACR 7687
52440 (451th BG) lost Feb 7, 1945, Austria. MACR 12091
52441 (458th BG, "Last Card Louie")
52443 (450th BG) lost Oct 7, 1944.  MACR 9135
52444 (487th BG, 838th BS) lost May 11, 1944, Chateaudun, France.  MACR 4782
when hit by flak and exploded in midair.  8 killed,
one survived.
52445 (467th BG, 791st BS) shot down by Me 410 intruder that entered
the landing pattern of ships returning fro mission to marshalling yards
at Hamm, Germany Apr 22, 1944.  Crashed near Barsham, Suffolk
7 crew killed, 3 bailed out safely.
52447 (445th BG, 703rd BS) lost Aug 16, 1944, Germany.  MACR 8431
52449 (781st BS, 465th BG, "Patches") lost Jun 6, 1944, Gaesti, Rumania.  MACR 6125
52450 (458th BG, 754th BS) damaged by flak over Berlin Mar 6, 1944.
Crashed at PurMerend, Holland.  MACR 3350.  3 killed (one refused to jump, and two remained
behind to try and convince him to do so), 9 taken POW.  Ball turret gunner Sgt. Krueger evaded
capture for 14 months.  Luftwaffe pilot Oblt Georg Kiefner of I/JG-26 credited with the
victory even though the loss was due to AAA.  Parts recovered  1979;Purmerend
52451 (461st BG, 767th BS) lost Jul 25, 1944, Austria.  MACR 7004
52453 (464th BG, 776th BS) damaged by AAA, crashlanded at Pantanella AB Jun 26, 1944 on return
from mission to LaSpecia, Italy.
52454 (464th BG, 779th BS *Southern Gal*) lost May 2, 1944, Parma, Italy after midair collision
with 41-29453.  MACR 5412  41-29453 was able to fly to Corsica.
52456 (465th BG) lost Jun 6, 1944.  MACR 5851
52457 (458th BG, 752nd BS, *Final Approach*) shot down over Lechfeld, Germany Apr 9, 1945. 1 KIA, 8 POW.  MACR 13911
52458 (461st BG, 764th BS, "Chippiedall") lost Jun 11, 1944.  MACR 6307
52459 (461st BG, 764th BS, "Winona Belle") lost Jul 25., 1944, Austria. MACR 11978
52460 (461st BG, 764th BS, "Red Ryder") transferred to 451st BG
52463 (464th BG, 779th BS, *Angel in De Skys*) lost May 25, 1944.  MACR 5054.
Target was Givers (South of Lyon, Rhone valley, France)
52464 (783rd BS, 465th BG) disappeared over water
between Italy and Yugoslavia Oct 20, 1944.  MACR 9337.  All 10 crew MIA.
52465 (392 BG, 578 BS) shot down Mar 18, 1944 near Schramberg, Germany.  MACR 3326
52466 (465th BG, 780th BS *Jack Pine Joe*) crashed in Switzerland Jul 19, 1944 during
mission to Munich.  Number 2 engine went out over the target
and the prop could not be feathered.  Navigator bailed out and became
POW, and crew headed to Switzerland.  Crew bailed out after
crossing Lake Constance, but copilot was killed when he
failed to pul the ripcord.  Pilotless plane crashed into the
castle of Wyden near Ossingen.  MACR 6750.
52467 (446th BG, 704th BS, *Hula Wahina II*) shot down by AAA Jul 31, 1944 on mission to
Ludwigshaven, Germany.  MACR 7826.  3 KIA, 7 POW.
52468 (464th BG, *Red Hot Riding Hood*) lost May 10, 1944, Austria.  MACR 4658
52472 (453rd BG, 732rd BS) lost Feb 9, 1945.  MACR 12219
52473 (465th BG) lost Jul 19, 1944.  MACR 6752
52474 (451st BG) lost Apr 5, 1944, Rumania.  MACR 3918
52477 (467th BG, 788th BS) lost May 8, 1944.  MACR 4825
52478 (465th BG, 783rd BS) crashed Jul 12, 1944 at La Tour d/Aigues, Near Pertuis, Vaucluse Department, France
during mission to Nimes, France.  MACR 6891
52479 (464th BG, "Little Lulu") shot down by fighters Aug 24, 1944, 
Czechoslovakia.  MACR 7968.  One survivor
52480 (466th BG, 786th BS) lost Apr 8, 1944, Germany.  MACR 3842
52482 (465th BG) lost Jul 26, 1944, Austria.  MACR 7336
52483 from USAAF stocks to RAF.  RAF serial?
52484 (464th BG, 776th BS, *Free Delivery*) shot down by flak July 5, 1944 during
attack on U-Boat base, Toulon, France.  MACR 6379
52485 (464th BG, 778th BS, *Brown Nose*) interned in Switzerland Oct 4, 1944 after
being damaged by flak in raid on marshaling yards at Munich, Germany.
52486 (461st BG, 765th BS) crashed Jul 21, 1944.
52487 (464th BG, "The Kentucky Colonel") damaged by fighters Jul 16, 1944.
Landed at Foggia and consigned to CL-26
52489 (464th BG, "Sultan") shot down by flak Jul 7, 1944.  MACR 6590. Crashed
in Slovakia near Dolny Lieskov.  6 bailed out, 4 lost
52492 (464th BG, *Monin Lisa*) crashed on takeoff on training flight Mar 27, 1944.
3 killed, 6 injured.
52493 (461st BG, 765th BS, "Grimms Gremlins Inc") crash landed Apr 25, 1944.
52494 (465th BG) lost Dec 17, 1944, Czechoslovakia.  MACR 10604
52495 (465th BG) lost Jun 13, 1944.  MACR 6308
52496 (34th BG "Rum Runner")
52497 (467th BG, 790th BS) lost Aug 3, 1944.  MACR 7538.
52498 (465th BG, 780th BS) lost Aug 3, 1944, Brendlkar, Gaistal, Austria. MACR 7538
52501 (451st BG) shot down by fighter and exploded over Neusiedler
Lake off Rust, Austria May 10, 1944.  MACR 4838.  All crew bailed out,
but one crew member's chute caught fire and he was killed.  9 POW.
52502 (464th BG, "Boozin Susan") lost Jul 16, 1944, Austria.  MACR 7111.
Pilot and 4 others bailed out before right wing folded.
52503 (465th BG) lost Feb 5, 1945, Adriatic Sea
52504 (464th BG) shot down by fighters near Bucany, Cz Dec 6, 1944.
52506 (467th BG) lost Apr 29, 1944, Germany
52509 (466th BG, 784th BS, transferred to 786th BS) delclared war weary and salvaged May 29, 1945.
52511 (466th BG, 786th BS) crash landed at New Rumney, Kent, England Jul 17, 1944.
52512 (467th BG, 789th BS) crashed Jul 12, 1944 Grunberg, Obsteig, Austria.  MACR 6932
52515 (458th BG, 754th BS) shot down by flak over Berlin Mar 6, 1944.  MACR 3351
8 killed, two bailed out and taken prisoner.
52516 (466th BG, 784th BS) lost Apr 8, 1944, Germany. MACR 3796
52517 (392 BG, 579 BS, "Model T") shot down by German fighters over Belgium Jul 7, 1944.  MACR 7370
8 KIA, 1 POW 
52519 (450th BG, 723rd BS) MIA in raid on Sofia, Bulgaria 3/30/1944.  MACR 3696
52520 (464th BG, "Combatty") shot down by flak and fighters Aug 24, 1944, 
Czechoslovakia.  MACR 7967.  Crew bailed outnear Klagenfurt, Austria.	
52524 (392 BG, 785 BS) crashlanded Sept 18, 1944 Brussels, Belgium.
52525 (467th BG, 789th BS) interned in Sweden Jun 21, 1944.  MACR 6234
52526 (464th BG) stripped of armament, retired from combat, and used as
shuttle ship.
52528 (460th BG) lost May 31, 1944.  MACR 5836
52529 (466th BG, 786th BS) lost Aug 13, 1944, France.  MACR 7912
52530 (467th BG, 791st BS) lost Aug 13, 1944, France.  MACR 7913
52531 (467th BG, 790th BS, "Devil's Hostess") crashlanded into bungalow
at Stalham, Norfolk Apr 11, 1944 on mission to Ascherleben,
Germany Focke-Wulf factory.  7 crew killed.
52533 (465th BG) lost Mar 2, 1945.  MACR 12750
52534 (467th BG, 790th BS, "Witchcraft") completed 130 combat missions
between Apr 10, 1944 and Apr 21, 1945, the most missions
flown by a B-24 in the ETO.  The 130 sorties were flown without a single abort 
due to mechanical problems and without injury to any crew member. 'Witchcraft' 
returned to the USA Jun 12, 1945 and was sold for scrap Oct 3, 1945.
This aircraft is now represented by the Collings Foundation 44-44052.  In addition, an anonymous B-24 was painted as ‘Witchcraft’ 
and displayed in the USSTAF [United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe] Military Equipment Exhibition under the Eiffel Tower, 
Paris Aug-Sep 1945.
52535 (789th BS, 467th BG, "Katy") lost Apr 13, 1944.  MACR 4181
52536 (467th BG, 788th BS) shot down by intruders Apr 22, 1944 and crashed
at Witherdale St., Mendham, Suffolk during mission to marshalling 
yards at Hamm, Germany.  All 10 crew killed.
52537 (464th BG, "Ruthie The Raider") lost Feb 5, 1945, Germany.  MACR 12064.  Two engines
shot up, diverted to Switzerland, ran out of fuel and crashlanded on
deserted German airfield.  Crew returned.
52538 (460th BG) lost Jun 26, 1944 while flying near Zagreb, Austria to bomb oil refineries.  MACR 6174.
5 crewmembers survived and taken POW.
52540 (464th BG) lost May 29, 1944.  MACR 5418
52543 (465th BG) lost May 31, 1944.  MACR 5192
52545 (486th BG, "Aquaria")
52546 (467th BG, 789th BS, "Southern Clipper") shot down by AAA over Berlin, Germany Mar 18, 1945.
4 KIA, 6 POW.  MACR 13136.
52547 (376th BG) lost Jun 24, 1944, Ploesti.  MACR 7130.  8 POW, 1 KIA.
52548 (392 BG, 578 BS, *Jaw-Ja Boy*) shot down by AAA on mission to Mainz, Germany Sept 9, 1944.  MACR 8603
9 crew KIA, 2 POW.
52549 (464th BG, "Libby Raider") lost Jul 8, 1944, Florisdorf oil refinery
and marshaling yards, Vienna, Austria.  MACR 6960.  2 KIA, rest POW.
52550 (461st BG, 765th BS) transferred to 47th BW
52552 (460 BG) shot down by flak near Cornillon, France Aug 6, 1944.
2 KIA, 8 POW.
52554 (467th BG, 790th BS, "Rangoon Rambler") crashed in Atlas
Mountains between Dakar and Marrakech in poor visibility while
enroute to England Mar 12, 1944.  All crew killed.
52555 (466th BG, 785th BS) ditched in North Sea Apr 9, 1944
52559 (467th BG, 790th BS, *Miss Fortune*) interned in Switzerland Jul 12, 1944.  Returned Oct 11, 1945
52560 (466th BG, 786th BS, *Laiden Maiden*) salvaged as non-battle damaged May 20, 1944
52564 (465th BG) lost Dec 16, 1944.  MACR 10603
52565 (467th BG, 789th BS, "My Ideal") crashed near Honeycombe Salhouse,
close to Rackheath Aug 7, 1944 on return from mission
to oil storage depot at Ghent, Belgium.  8 killed, one thrown
clear and survived.
52566 (446th BG, 786th BS, *Shack Rat*) damaged by flak, wrecked when crashlanded
at Attlebridge Apr 19, 1944
52567 (466th BG, 787th BS) interned in Switzerland Apr 13, 1944.  MACR 4113
52569 (466th BG, 786th BS) lost Apr 9, 1944.  MACR 3844
52570 (466th BG, 786th BS) lost May 29, 1944.  MACR 4226
52571 (467th BG, 790th BS) lost Nov 10, 1944, Germany. MACR 10323
52573 transferred from USAAF stocks to RAF.  RAF serial?
52575 (465th BG) lost Jun 6, 1944.  MACR 5844.
52577 (487th BG, 838th BS) lost May 29, 1944.  MACR 5224
52578 damaged by fighters with 857th BS Feb 27/28, 1945 and made emergency landing at
Woodbridge.  Repaired and flew with 858th BS.  RZI Jul 9, 1945.
52579 (389th BG, 566th BS) lost Jun 21, 1944.  MACR 6531
52582 (466th BG, 786th BS) lost Apr 11, 1944, Holland.  MACR 3845.
Fuselage parts recovered  1981:Boswiede/Giethoorn
52584 (466th BG, 787th BS) lost May 9, 1944 in Belgium on grounds of village of Gierle.  MACR 4803.
Shot down by Fw 190 piloted by Lt Adolf Glunz of JG-26 "Schlageter".  All crew KIA
52585 (465th BG) lost Jul 19, 1944.  MACR 6751
52587 (466th BG, 785th BS) collided in midair Mar 23, 1944 with 41-29466 and went down in 
lake in Netherlands.  MACR 3455
52589 (465th BG) lost over Austria May 29, 1944.  MACR 5188
52590 (467th BG, 789th BS) returned to USA Jun 1945. 
52591 damaged by AAA and crashed 11/5/1944, Chichester, Sussex, UK on way
back to base.  Crew bailed out successfully
52593 (392 BG, 576 BS) crashlanded Apr 9, 1944, Beccles, UK.
52594 (446th BG, 705th BS, "Naughty Nan") DBR when crashelanded at
Bungay (date unknown) after undercarriage failed to lower during
local flight.
52596 (466th BG, 784th BS, *Mammy Yokum*) lost Apr 8, 1944, Germany.  MACR 3846
52597 (466th BG, 786th BS) lost Aug 15, 1944, Netherlands.  MACR 8428
52598 (446th BG, 705th BS, *Guess Who's Here) lost due to technical failure July 12, 1944 near Hutting, Germany.  
MACR  6940.  Pilot KIA. rest of crew POW.
52601 (485th BG) lost Sep 13, 1944, Yugoslavia.  MACR 8346
52602 (484th BG, 825th BS) lost Jun 13, 1944, Mutters near Innsbruck, Austria.  MACR 6416
52604 (392nd BG, 578th BS) MIA May 29, 1944.  MACR 5214
52605 (392nd BG, 579th BS) exploded in midair Apr 22, 1944
over Netherlands coast.   MACR 4171
52607 (392 BG, 577 BS) shot down by AAA Sept 8, 1944 over Vitry-le-Francois,
France.  MACR 8604.  7 crew KIA, 2 POW.
52608 (448th BG, 715th BS) lost Apr 22, 1944, English Channel.  MACR 4301
52609 (487th BG, 836th BS) lost Jul 2, 1944.  MACR 6770.
52610 (466th BG) lost Apr 8, 1944, Germany.  MACR 3847
52612 (706th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF, "Home Breaker") flew 102 missions and returned to SUA
52613 (450th BG) lost over Austria Mar 19, 1944.  MACR 3260
52614 (451st BG) lost Jul 31, 1944, Adriatic.  MACR 7209
52615 (392 BG, 579 BS) damaged by AAA and ditched in North Sea Sept 11, 1944.  
MACR 9811.  3 crew killed, 7 rescued.
52618 (44th BFG, 66th BS0 lost Groesbeek-Berg and Dal, Netherlands Jan 28, 1945.
52620 transferred from USAAF stocks to RAF.  RAF serial?
52621 (34th BG "Up In Arms")
52624 (487th BG, 839th BS) lost Jun 7, 1944. MACR 5483
52625 (406th BS) crashed at Brown Edge, between Stoke-on-Trent and Leek,
Peak District, England Aug 15, 1944 during ferry flight.  Crew survived.
52627 (453rd BG, 735th BS, "Stolen Moments") shot down Jul 12, 1944
on mission to Munich.  MACR 6936. Aircraft and crashlanded in Ensisheim
15-20 km North of Mulhouse, France.  Aircraft was repaired by
the Germans and given German markings.  Destroyed on ground
by a P-38.
53628 to USSR.  Shot down Oct 14, 1943 at Hiitola, Finland.
52629 (487th BG, 838th BS) lost Jun 6, 1944.  MACR 5484
52630 returned to USA Jul 9, 1945
52632 (484th BG) lost Aug 22, 1944, Hungary.  MACR 7961
52635 (484th BG) lost Feb 7, 1945, Austria.  MACR 12129.  There
is also MACR 7955 dated Aug 26, 1944, which must have been
an earlier incident.
52637 (34th BG "Slammin' Spammy")
52638 (448th BG, 714th BS) lost May 19, 1944.  MACR 5029
52639 (392 BG, 577 BS) scrapped May 26, 1945.
52642 (392 BG, 577 BS) crashlanded Oct 9, 1944, Wendling, UK.
52644 (485th BG, 288th BS) lost Mar 2, 1945, Austria in collision with
42-52064.  MACR 12755
52645 (484th BG) lost in Brazil during transit Feb 28, 1944.  MACR 2623
52649 (392 BG, 577 BS) crashlanded Jul 31, 1944, Watton, UK.
52651 (487th BG, 837th BS) lost May 28, 1944.  MACR 5223
52653 (484th BG, 825th BS) lost Apr 25, 1945, Mediterranean.  MACR 13993
52654 (392nd BG, 579th BS) lost Apr 11, 1944 after being struck by bombs.  MACR 3934
52655 (824th BS, 484th BG, 15th AF, "The Feather Merchants") shot down Jun 13, 1944, Adriatic Sea.  7 of 10 
crewmembers picked up by German hospital shop and their wounds were tended.  The German captain
let them get off the ship and be rescued by Allied forces.  MACR 6389
52656 (451st BG) lost Apr 17, 1944, Mediterranean
52657 (466th BG) lost Apr 13, 1944, Germany
52661 (484th BG, 827th BS) interned in Switzerland Jun 13, 1944.  MACR 6017.  Returned Sep 19, 1945.
52667 (484th BG) lost Oct 23, 1944, Mediterranean.  MACR 9512
52670 (392 BG, 576 BS) crashlanded Jun 18, 1944, Barkston, Lincolnshire, UK.
52671 (484th BG) lost Jun 11, 1944.  MACR 6014
52673 returned to USA Jul 9, 1945.
52674 (485th BG) lost Jul 8, 1944.  MACR 6587
52676 (485th BG) lost May 29, 1944.  MACR 5838
52677 (484th BG) lost May 29, 1944, Austria.  MACR 5785
52680 lost Aug 24, 1944.
52681 transferred from USAAF stocks to RAF as Liberator V VD245.  SOC Apr 27, 1945.
52684 (484th BG) lost Jun 11, 1944.  MACR 6096.
52691 (486th BG, 832nd BS, "California Golden Bare, later "Chicago Kid") crashed on takeoff
due to engine failure May 20, 1944.  3 killed, 4 injured.
52693 returned to USA Jul 9, 1945.
52695 ("Semi Eager")
52696 (34th BG "Cookie's Wailing Wall")
52697 (484th BG) lost Aug 28, 1944.  MACR 11702
52700 (484th BG, 827th BS) salvaged May 4, 1945.
52701 (485th BG) lost Jun 28, 1944.  MACR 6820 and 8339.  After being attacked
by enemy fighters after bombing run over Bucharest, Romania, 9 of 10
crew members parachuted to safety near Plovdiv, Bulgaria and became POWs.
Pilot remained to steady the aircraft, allowing the other 9 crew members
time to jump, and never exited (KIA)
52702 (485th BG) lost Jun 26, 1944.  MACR 8743
52703 (485th BG, "My Brother and I") crashlanded with injuries at 
Bari, Italy Jun 28, 1944.
52704 (392nd BG, 577th BS) shot down Apr 18, 1944 near Brandenburg, Germany.  MACR 4053
52706 (485th BG) lost Jun 23, 1944.  MACR 6176
52707 (34th BG "Open Season")
52709 (485th BG) lost Jun 13, 1944.  MACR 6388
52712 transferred from USAAF stocks to RAF.  RAF serial?
52715 (484th BG) lost Jun 13, 1944.  MACR 6306
52717 (459th BG) lost Jun 6, 1944.  MACR 5848
52718 (485th BG) lost Jan 20, 1945, Adriatic.  MACR 11802
52719 (485th BG) lost Jun 9, 1944.  MACR 5842
52721 (485th BG) lost Aug 7, 1944, Hungary.  MACR 7533
52722 (485th BG) lost Jul 20, 1944, Germany.  MACR 7030
52723 (484th BG, 826th BS, transferred to 461th BG, 766th BS) shot down by fighters Jul 12, 1944.  MACR 6894
52731 transferred from USAAF stocks to RAF.  RAF serial?
52733 (446th BG) interned in Sweden Jun 20, 1944 on mission to Politz.  MACR 6161
52734 (98th BG, 415th BS) ran out of fuel on way home and bellylanded with its auxiliary tanks full.
52735 (485th BG, 828th BS, *Miss Yankee/Rebel*) crashed on takeoff Jun 4, 1944
52738 (34th BG, 3915h BS, "Wilson") shot down at nightfall while
returning from a mission over Frace and went down over its base
at Mendlesham, Suffolk Jun 7, 1944. 5 buildings set afire.
6 KIA.
52739 (487th BG) crashed into North Sea May 29, 1944.  MACR 15237.  One crewman killed,
rest rescued.  MACR 15237
52741 (455th BG) lost Aug 29, 1944.  MACR 8102
52743 (487th BG, 837th BS) aborted after takeoff on mission to Liege
when #2 engine failed and tried to return to base but crashed
into woodlands near Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Fuffolk
May 20, 1944.  6 killed, 4 injured
52744 ("Capricorn/Ding Dong Daddie from Dixie")
52745 (487th BG, 838th BS, "Virgin Vampire") collided with 
41-29482 at end of runway while landing at base at
Lavenham, Suffolk May 30, 1944.  All crew OK.
52746 named "Ready Betty" while with 838th BS, 487th BG.  (446th BG, *Shoo Shoo Baby*) crashed in 
Belgium Dec 27, 1944 on mission to Kaiserslautern.  All parachuted to safety.  Could be 42-52747
52750 (493rd BG, 861st BS, lost Jun 14, 1944.  MACR 5910.
Was "Hell and Back" when with 34th BG
52751 (34th BG "Jane's Wittle Wabbit")
52754 (392 BG, 577 BS) MIA Apr 11, 1944.  MACR 3935
52755 (34th BG "Dynamite 'N Dodo")
52756 collided in midair with 42-41159 20 mi outside of Phoenix, AZ Feb 18, 1944.  All 17 onboard 
killed.
52758 (486th BG, 835th BS) lost Jul 1, 1944.  MACR 6771
52759 (493rd BG, 862nd BS) lost Jun 22, 1944.  MACR 5937.  Abandoned by crew
who bailed out over English coast upon return from mission.
Was  "Lucille" when with 34th BG.
52760 "Lady Lightnin" (486th BG, 832nd BS) cut in half while 
taxiing Jul 21, 1944.
52763 (487th BG, 838th BS) crash-landed near Chateaudun, France May 11, 1944.
Exploded moments later, killing 7.  MACR 4783
52764 (486th BG, 832nd BS) lost May 28, 1944.  MACR 5390
52766 transferred from USAAF stocks to RAF as Liberator VI VB904. 
Sold as scrap Mar 12, 1947.
52768 (34th BG "Leo") Quoted in Flypast as being assigned to 834th BS, 486th BG at Sudbury, Suffolk, England. Later assigned to 
860th BS, 493rd BG at Debach, Suffolk
52770 (34th BG, "The Ruptured Duck")
52771 transferred from USAAF stocks to RAF.  RAF serial?
52772 (446th BG, *Happy Go Lucky*) lost Aug 25, 1944 in North Sea on mission to Rostock,
Germany.  All 10 KIA.  MACR 8474.
52773 (484th BG) lost May 31, 1944.  MACR 5428
52774 (484th BG) lost Nov 17, 1944, Austria.  MACR 9931
52775 (484th BG) lost Dec 6, 1944.  MACR 10222

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