USAAF
7th AF
11th BG
Via Questmasters
Wartime History
Most likely 42-100216, was lost April 4, 1944 over Hawaii. MACR 3875.
Wreckage
B-24J Liberator was found near Wheeler Army Air Force
Base, January 1996. Only part of the tail was found. No
fire damage was found on the remains at the crash site. This was an
early B-24J as noted by the olive-green paint that remained on the veritical
stabilizer. Later B-24 Liberators were unpainted to save both materials
and total aircraft weight (approximately 1000 pounds). The serial number
was found to be partly obscured, so the last digit is represented by
an "X". The only unit markings that were found on the aircraft
were four horizontal lines on the vertical stabilizer, which is unknown
to the author. Due to extensive corrosion only the serial number was
recovered for preservation at the QuestMasters Museum.
References
Thanks to P. Fazzini for aircraft history, via J. Baugher's USAF Serial Aircraft listing
B-24
