USAF Serial Number Search Results

42-65202 ... 42-65901 (EXACT MATCH)
Curtiss P-40L Warhawk
Serials cancelled and reassigned as 42-10430/11129.

42-65220 ... 42-65235 (EXACT MATCH)
Martin-Omaha B-29-15-MO Superfortress
65220 (499th BG, 878th BS) MIA Dec 27, 1944 in Pacific Ocean.  Fate of crew unknown.
65221 w/o Aug 6, 1945 Pacific??
65222 (499th BG, 877th BS) rammed by Ki-45 over Lake Kawaguchi Yamanishi, Japan Feb 19, 1945 and crashed
while on mission to Tokyo.  MACR 12522.  All 11 crew KIA
65225 (40th BG, 25th BS) crashed on takeoff at Hsinching Airfield (A-1) Sichuan, China (forward staging
base) Dec 31, 1944 after 2 engines failed.  2 crw killed, 8 survived.  Aircraft destroyed.
65226 (444th BG, 677th BS) shot down by AAA over Singapore Jan 11, 1945.  MACR 10878.  6 crew KIA, 5 bailed out
2 captured and became POW, 3 evaded and were helped by friendly Chinese and were rescued by US Navy
submarine.
65228 (444th BG, 677th BS "Earthquate McGoon/ AS ANY FOOL KIN PLAINLY SEE") salvaged on Iwo 
Jima Jun 26, 1945.
65231 (497th BG, 871st BS) rammed by Ki-45 and crashed Apr 18, 1945 while on mission to Tachiaria, Japan.  MACR 14308.
All 11 crew KIA.
65232 to reclamation May 10, 1949 at Tinker.  Named "Missouri Queen"
65235 To the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the carriage 
of atomic weapons.  Assigned to 509th Composite Group.
Reported late 1946/early 1947 as stored at Davis-Monthan, AZ, with Silverplate modifications removed.