Service File · AircraftB-24J409th Bombardment SquadronScrapped
42-51305
Serial
42-51305
Tail Code
YM
Radio Call
W · William
Catalogued Missions
5
The Ship
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.
Data plate.
§ Record of Type
Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft Co. · Tulsa, Okla.
Fiscal Year
FY 1942
Block Number
5
Full Designation
B-24J-5-DT
Version
B-24J
Finish
Natural Metal
Date Lost
01 March 1945
Sortie log.
5 flights · oldest first
Photographs.
2 on file
Sources.
§ Provenance
http://www.b24bestweb.com/305-3.htm
Website
http://www.b24bestweb.com/305-2.htm
Website
http://www.b24bestweb.com/305-1.htm
Website
Joe Baughe · 2023
Website
Serial Number Database
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Plane List
Website
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
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