Finish & Markings
Natural Metal
B-24J · 409th Bombardment Squadron · 93rd BG (H)
42-51305
42-51305
ScrappedFuselage Code
YM
Radio Call Letter
W“William”
Cataloged Sorties
5
42-51305 flew with the 93rd Bomb Group's 409th Bomb Squadron. It was destroyed in a forced landing between Cassel and Noordpeene in the Nord department of France on 1 March 1945, under pilot 1st Lt. Theodore R. Smith, and was subsequently scrapped.
Sortie Log
A sortie is a single combat mission flown by an aircraft and its crew. The entries below document known sorties associated with this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. This list represents verified flights but may not be complete; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Date
Pilot
Cataloged Crew
Target
Target Type
10 JAN 1945
Bakewell
10 MEN
19 FEB 1945
Bakewell
10 MEN
21 FEB 1945
Bakewell
10 MEN
22 FEB 1945
Bakewell
10 MEN
Photographs
Sources
B-24 Best Web
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http://www.b24bestweb.com/305-3.htm
B-24 Best Web
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http://www.b24bestweb.com/305-2.htm
B-24 Best Web
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http://www.b24bestweb.com/305-1.htm
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2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944