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Northrop P-61A-1-NO Black Widow 42-5513 (419th NFS, 18th FG, 13th AF) crshed from unknown cause 10 mi from Lunga Point, Guadalcanalon the 12th of June 1944.
All 3 crew killed.
Aircraftcondemned accident damage on the 20th of June 1944.
 
Lockheed/Vega B-17F-25-VE Fortress 42-5813 Delivered Long Beach on the 25th of February 1943; Cheyenne on the 1st of March 1943; Sioux City on the 18th of March 1943; Kearney on the 8th of April 1943; Dow Fd on the 16th of April 1943; Assigned to 306BG on the 22nd of April 1943 JACKIE ELLEN; transferred to 525BS/379BG Kimbolton on the 2nd of May 1943; battle damaged on mission to Kassel on the 30th of July 1943 and crash landed Alconbury.
Condemned salvage battle damage on the 30th of July 1943.
 
Lockheed/Vega B-17F-35-VE Fortress 42-5913 (385th BG, 551st BS, 'Shack Bunny') crashed due to mechanical failure at Echt, Limburg, Netherlands on the 20th (or 10th) of October 1943 during mission to Duren.
The crew was from the 550th BS and was only borrowing the plane.
 
Lockheed/Vega B-17F-40-VE Fortress 42-6013 Delivered Long Beach on the 20th of June 1943; Dallas on the 25th of June 1943; Lewiston on the 10th of August 1943; crashed Hollsy Springs, ID, on the 2nd of January 1944; .surveyed Lewstown AAF, MT, on the 4th of January 1944.
 
Boeing B-29-1-BW Superfortress 42-6213 Delivered to USAAF on the 16th of December 1943. Assigned to 462nd Bomb Group, Walker AAF, KS, Departed Walker AAF, KS for CBI on the 7th of April 1944, arriving Piardoba, India, on the 30th of April 1944. Assigned to 769th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group, Piardoba, India.
Named 'Liberty Belle'.
Forced landing on the 12th of July 1944 due to mechanical failure at Chengtu, China.
Declared war weary.
Returned to CONUS on the 27th of December 1944.
Modified to TB-29.
Reclamation complete Pyote on the 21st of December 1949.
 
Boeing B-29-10-BW Superfortress 42-6313 Delivered to USAAF on the 20th of January 1944. Assigned to 45th Bomb Squadron, 40th Bomb Group, Pratt AAF, KS.
Departed Pratt AAF, KS for CBI; arrived Chakulia, India, on the 14th of April 1944. Named 'Ding How'.
Declared war weary.
Returned to CONUS on the 18th of January 1945.
Reclamation completed Pyote on the 21st of December 1949.
 
Boeing B-29-20-BW Superfortress 42-6413 Delivered to USAAF on the 27th of March 1944. Assigned to 611th Army AF Base Unit, Eglin AAF, FL.
To Eglin proving ground on the 31st of August 1945.
Reclamation at March AFB, CA, completed on the 31st of July 1946.
 
Lockheed A-28A-LO Hudson 42-6613 to RAF as Hudson VI EW904. Destroyed by fire when swung on takeoff from Bircham Newton, England and cartwheeled on the 17th of August 1943.
 
Douglas SBD-3A Dauntless from USN. 42-6713 damaged in landing accident at Milton, PA on the 29th of June 1943.
To CL-26 at Olmstead Field, PA, on the 10th of August 1943.
 
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