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| USAAF 5th AF 5th Bomber Command Replacement Pool Former Assignments 22nd BG 408th BS 43rd BG 403rd BS |
Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Constructors Number 1367. Project Number 96034-R. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24D-45-CO Liberator 42-40290. On February 28, 1943 flown to the Tucson modified center. On March 18, 1943 flown to Topeak. On April 6, 1943 flown to Long Beach. On April 13, 1943 assigned to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA). During April 13-27, 1943 ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 43rd Bombardment Group (43rd BG), 403rd Bombardment Squadron (403rd BS). Nicknamed "Tailskid Tolly" with a mule dragging its dirty rear end. The nose wheel had a pinwheel marking painted onto the wheel hub. During February 1944, assigned to the 22nd Bombardment Group (22nd BG), 408th Bombardment Squadron (408th BS) and used to transition crews for a month. By March 1944, transfered to the 5th Bomber Command Replacement Pool at 7 Mile Drome near Port Moresby. On April 25, 1994 took off on an operational training unit (OTU) training flight from Port Moresby with crew member A. J. Esler. Fate On August 15, 1944 condemned for salvage effective October 2, 1944. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24D-45-CO Liberator 42-40290 Individual Aircraft Reference Card (IARC) B-24D Liberator 42-40290 A. J. Esler Logbook April 25, 1944 - OTU Port Moresby Stat control daily list April 29, 1944 5th Bomber Replacement Center at 7 Mile Drome as ready, class 1 Revenge of the Red Raiders: The Illustrated History of the 22nd Bombardment Group During World War II (2006) pages 506 (408th BS, 42-40290), 622 (index Tailskid Tolly) Ken's Men Against The Empire Volume I The Illustrated History of the 43rd Bombardment Group During World War II Volume I: Prewar to October 1943 The B-17 Era (2016) pages 217 (profile 12), 223 (profile 12 detail), 360-363 (profile 12 description), 404 (index Tailskid Tolly) Ken's Men Against The Empire Volume I The Illustrated History of the 43rd Bombardment Group During World War II Volume I: Prewar to October 1943 The B-17 Era (2020) pages 217 (profile 12), 223 (profile 12 detail), 369-371 (profile 12 description), 413 (index Tailskid Tolly) Ken's Men Against The Empire Volume II The Illustrated History of the 43rd Bombardment Group During World War II Volume II: October 1943 to 1945 B-24 Era (2019) pages 59 (strike photo Dec 29, 1943), 378 (403rd BS, 42-40290), 460 (index Tailskid Tolly) Thanks to Pete Johnson and Walter E. "Buck" Buchanan III for additional information Contribute
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