USAF Serial Number Search Results


Serial Number Criteria: 42-73338
Description Criteria:
Data last updated: Tue Mar 15 09:25:04 2016
42-73315 ... 42-73364 (EXACT MATCH)
Consolidated B-24J-35-CO Liberator
MSN 2885/2934
73315 w/o Aug 14, 1944 in takeoff accident Kurmitola, India
73316 (308th BG) lost May 19, 1944.  MACR 11369
73317 (308th BG) lost May 20, 1944.  MACR 5156
73319 ("The Bitch's Sister")
73320 (373rd BS, 308th BG, "Zoot Chute") w/o Oct 18, 1944 Luliang, China
73321 w/o Dec 11, 1943 in takeoff accident Kwellin, China
73324 (308th BG) lost over China 6/24/44.  All six crewmembers killed.  MACR 6135
73326 w/o May 19, 1944 Ledo, India
73329 (308th BG, 374th BS) shot down by Japanese Zeros over Canton,
China Dec 24, 1943, China.  MACR 1609
73332 w/o Mar 16, 1944 in takeoff accident Fenton Field, Australia
73335 w/o Oct 30, 1944, New Guinea ??
73341 w/o Feb 24, 1944 due to engine fire McCook AB, Nebraska
73343 w/o Mar 9, 1944 in landing accident March Field, California
73344 w/o Nov 30, 1944 near Tucson, Arizona in midair with 42-73357
73349 w/o Nov 15, 1943 Mountain Home AAB, Idaho
73352 w/o Mar 5, 1945 Battle Mount, Nevada
73353 in midair with 42-73344 Nov 30, 1944 near Tucson, Arizona.  W/o ???
73356 w/o Nov 18, 1943 in crash 9 mi N of Melrose, New Mexico.
73358 crashed into mountain peak Jan 3, 1944 25 mi SW of Muroc, CA while circling to 
land. All 10 aboard killed.
73359 (215th CCTS) crashed Sep 14, 1944 5 mi NE of Peterson Field, CO while on high-
altitude formation and fighter interception training mission.  The plane
overshot the formation during form-up and the pilot attempted to pull up,
going through the propwash of another aircraft.  Plane stalled, went into
a flat spin, and crashed.  All 9 crew killed.
73360 w/o Sep 15, 1944 in landing accident Casper AAF, Wyoming

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