Finish & Markings
Olive Drab
NOSE ART ON FILE
B-24D · 409th Bombardment Squadron · 93rd BG (H)
“Chief Manatee”
42-63979
Missing in ActionFuselage Code
YM
Radio Call Letter
U“Uncle”
Cataloged Sorties
5
Chief Manatee served with the 409th Squadron and was lost over Germany on July 21, 1944, under pilot James N. Ware. MACR 7275.
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
04 MAY 1944
Pescharek
10 MEN
Sources
B-24 Best Web
Website
http://www.b24bestweb.com/chiefmanatee.htm
Tony North's Photograph Album
Personal memoir
Tony North · Second Air Division Digital Archive · 0
Joe Baugher's Serial Number Lists
Website
Joe Baughe · 2023
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Website
Plane List
Load List
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944