USAF Serial Number Search Results

44-40349 ... 44-40448 (EXACT MATCH)
Consolidated B-24J-160-CO Liberator
MSN 4285/4384
40349/40353 to USN as PB4Y-1 38767/38771
40356 converted to F-7B
40357 (466th BG, 787th BS) lsot Sibbe(L), Netherlands Mar 12, 1945.
40359 (30th BG) lost Apr 27, 1944, Hawaii.  MACR 4442.
40363 (43rd BG) lost Jun 13, 1945, SW Pacific.  MACR 14624
40366 (22nd BG, 33rd BS, "Slightly Dangerous")
40368 (90th BG) lost Oct 10, 1944, Borneo.  MACR 9323
40370 (380th BG, 530th BS, "Mary M") salvaged Oct 16, 1945 and
SOC Oct 11, 1946
40376 converted to F-7B
40380 transferred to RAF from USAAF stocks in UK.  RAF serial unknown to me.
40382 “Dangerous Critter” with 11th BG, 26th BS at Guam, Marianas Islands May 4th 1945
40384/40393 to USN as PB4Y-1 38772/38781
40397 (408th BS, "Star Eyes")
40398 (380th BG, 531st BS) shot down by AAA Oct 9, 1944, Koepang, SW Pacific.  MACR 11647.  All crew MIA.
40402 (22nd BG, 33rd BS, "Red-Hot Riden-Hood II")
40404 (90th BG, 400th BS) lost Oct 7, 1944, SW Pacific. MACR 9458
40405 (320 BS) missing Feb 14, 1945 on flight from San Jose, Mindoro,
Philippine Islands.
40406 to RAAF as A72-34 - soc 12-52.
40407 to RAAF as A72-37 - soc 12-52
40408 to RAAF as A72-35 - soc 12-52.
40409 to RAAF as A72-36 - crashed on landing 4-45.
40410 to RAAF as A72-33 - soc 12-52.
40411 to RAAF as A72-38 - soc 12-52.
40412/40413 converted to F-7B
40415/40417 converted to F-7B
40419 converted to F-7B
40420 ("Fast Company")
40421 (451st BG, 725th BS) major AAA damage Jan 20, 1945 and
salvaged.
40422/40423 converted to F-7B
40422 (6th BG) lost returning from mission to Philippines Sep 30, 1944.  11 KIA.l
40423 (20th CMS) destroyed Oct 4, 1944 landing at Biak after damaging its nose gear during takeoff.
40428 (43rd BG, 64th BS, "Cocktail Hour")
40429 (43rd BG, 84th BS, "Michigan")
40433 w/o May 22, 1944 in taxiing accident at Fairfield-Suisan AAF, California
40439 (389th BG, 566th BS) lost Mar 31, 1945 on mission to Brunswick, Germany.  MACR 13725
40436 (34th BG, "Nancy")
40441 (34th BG, "Floogie Boo")
40442 (490BG) salvaged Jul 30, 1944.
40443 (34th BG, 4th BS, "Jerk's Beserk") damaged by AAA over target
during mission to Kiel and crew bailed out over North Sea Aug 24, 1944.
Only the pilot survived, because he stayed with the plane and bailed out
over land.  Aircraft crashlanded itself and struck farmhouse near Holt.
MACR 8462.  Crew who bailed out took to dinghy but rescuers
were unable to find them.  Only one body was ever found, washed
up on Danish coast Sep 25, 1944 and found to have died of
gunshot wounds.  Speculation that the crew was murdered by
gunfire from enemy vessel.
40444 (485th BG) lost Jul 19, 1944, Germany.  MACR 6915
40445/40448 to USN as PB4Y-1 38783/38786