Service File · AircraftB-24J409th Bombardment SquadronCrashed
“Big Gas Bird”
Serial
44-10506
Tail Code
YM
Catalogued Missions
1
The Ship
44-10506, nicknamed "Big Gas Bird" (also known as "Betty Boop"), served with the 93rd Bomb Group's 409th Bomb Squadron before being transferred to the 491st Bomb Group's 855th Bomb Squadron (radio call letter S+). It crashed on 24 May 1945.
Data plate.
§ Record of Type
Manufacturer
Consolidated Aircraft Corp. · Fort Worth, Tex.
Fiscal Year
FY 1944
Block Number
60
Full Designation
B-24J-60-CF
Version
B-24J
Finish
Natural Metal
Date Lost
24 May 1945
Sortie log.
1 flight · oldest first
Date
Target
Type
Pilot · Crew
15 APR 1945
Target unrecorded
Lt. Allatt · 8 aboard
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Sources.
§ Provenance
http://www.b24bestweb.com/506-v2-2.htm
Website
http://www.b24bestweb.com/506-v2-1.htm
Website
Plane List
Website
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record