Service File · AircraftB-24J409th Bombardment SquadronSurvived War
“85 Poin-T.S.”
Serial
42-50529
Tail Code
YM
Radio Call
M · Mike
Catalogued Missions
5
The Ship
This B-24J-1-FO, named '85 Poin-T.S.,' served as a G-H (radar) lead aircraft for the 93rd Bomb Group. It flew first with the 329th Bomb Squadron (call letter L, later S), then the 409th Bomb Squadron (call letter M).
Data plate.
§ Record of Type
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Co. · Willow Run, Mich.
Fiscal Year
FY 1942
Block Number
1
Full Designation
B-24J-1-FO
Version
B-24J
Finish
Natural Metal
Sortie log.
5 flights · oldest first
Sources.
§ Provenance
http://www.b24bestweb.com/85poin-ts.htm
Website
Joe Baughe · 2023
Website
Plane List
Website
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record