Service File · AircraftB-24J329th Bombardment SquadronTransferred
“Piccadilly Commando”
Serial
42-50646
Tail Code
RE
Radio Call
X · X-Ray
Catalogued Missions
1
The Ship
Piccadilly Commando was flown to England in July 1944 and briefly assigned to the 489th Bomb Group's 844th Squadron before transferring to the 93rd, where she served with the 328th Squadron and then the 329th Squadron. She later transferred to the 448th Bomb Group's 712th Squadron and was lost over Germany on March 25, 1945, under pilot Knute P. Stalland. MACR 13548.
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
Date Lost
25 March 1945
MACR
13548
Sortie log.
1 flight · oldest first
Date
Target
Type
Pilot · Crew
10 JAN 1945
Target unrecorded
Lt. Rutherford · 8 aboard
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Sources.
§ Provenance
http://www.b24bestweb.com/piccadillycommando-v2-1.htm
Website
http://www.b24bestweb.com/piccadillycommando-v2-2.htm
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