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Douglas-Long Beach B-17G-20-DL Fortress, 42-37913, delivered Denver on the 13th of October '43, Gr Island on the 29th of October 29, '43. Assigned to 418BS/100BG (LD-W) at Thorpe Abbotts on the 18th of November '43, damaged on the 20th of December '43 at Troston, UK, on mission to Oberpfaffenhofen on the 18th of March '44 in a mid-air collision w/42-39830 (100BG), two engines broke away and nose with only #4 operating; crashed Place de Moulin, Campeaux, two miles north of Hericourt-St Samson, east of Rouen, France. 8KIA, 1 POW, 1 evaded.
 
Douglas-Long Beach B-17G-30-DL Fortress, 42-38113 (457th BG, 750th BS) hit by flak during mission to Hopsten on the 21st of March '45. Crew bailed out and evaded except for one who became POW.
 
Northrop P-61B-2-NO Black Widow, 42-39413 lost at sea due to battle damage over target on the 22nd of June '45.
Crew bailed out and were rescued.
 
Boeing B-29A-10-BN Superfortress, 42-93913, delivered to USAAF on the 28th of November '44.
To the Bechtel-McCone Modification Center, Birmingham, Alabama.
Accident on the 18th of January '45 at the Bechtel-McCone Modification Center, Birmingham.
Assigned to 6th Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group.
Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, North Field, Guam.
Named 'City of Denver'.
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX on the 11th of September '50.
 
Boeing B-29A-20-BN Superfortress, 42-94013 Delivered to USAAF on the 3rd of February '45.
Named 'Boeings Boner'.
Named 'City of Hollywood'
(29th BG, 6th BS) lost on the 14th of May '45 during return from mission to Nagoya.
Crash landed on the 14th of May '45 when the aircraft lost an engine during the takeoff and was returning to land at North Field, Guam.
 
Martin B-26B-50-MA Marauder, 42-
95913 (344th BG, 495th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Saint Germain, near Paris, France on the 28th of May '44. 4 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
 
Martin B-26B-50-MA Marauder, 42-
96013 (444th BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) crashed on takeoff one mile from end of runway at Decimomannu airfield, Sardinia on the 15 of August '44, after loss of power.
All 6 crewmen were injured but able to get out and survived.
Aircraft was destroyed by the fire.
 
Martin B-26B-55-MA Marauder, 42-
96113 (585th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Lisieux, France on the 7th of August '44.
Six crewmen killed, 2 bailed out with fate unknown.
 
Martin B-26B-55-MA Marauder, 42-
96213 (394th BG, 586th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Heltern, Germany on the 22nd of March '45. Three crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
 
Lockheed/Vega B-17G-35-VE Fortress, 42-97913 (483rd BG, 815th BS) caught fire on raid to Moorsbierbaum on the 28th of August '44, bombs were ordered salvoed and crew bailed out.
7 became POW, 3 were picked up by Tito's partisans and were returned to friendly territory.
 
Boeing B-17G-55-BO Fortress, 42-
102613 (351st BG, 508th BS) shot down by fighters on the 27th of May '44 on mission to Ludwigshafen.
 
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