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307th Bombardment Group (307th BG) "Long Rangers"
Consolidated B-24 Liberators
370th Bombardment Squadron (370th BS)
B-24D 41-23730  ultimate fate unknown
B-24D 41-23814  ultimate fate unknown
B-24D "Queenie Take It Off" 41-23870  pilot Krebs ditched February 16, 1943, 1 missing, 8 rescued
B-24D "Jeremiah" 41-23877  ultimate fate unknown
B-24D 41-23881  ultimate fate unknown
B-24D "The Bad Penny" 41-23899  pilot Surbaugh MIA May 1, 1944, 3 missing
B-24D "Tillie" 41-23915  written of accident November 5, 1944
B-24D "The Rattler" 41-23925  ultimate fate unknown
B-24D 41-23929 pilot Moznette crashed January 8, 1943, 5 missing
B-24D 41-23943  ultimate fate unknown , 3 killed, 6 rescued
B-24D "Bundles For Japan" 42-23969  pilot Newman crashed February 16, 1943
B-24D "Starlite" 41-23987  ultimate fate unknown
B-24D 41-24093  pilot Littlepage MIA July 6, 1943
B-24D 41-24182  ultimate fate unknown
B-24D "Billie B" 42-40076  scrapped November 25, 1944
B-24D 42-40254  pilot Guiberson MIA June 30, 1943, 10 missing
B-24D "Kia Ora" 42-40266  pilot Hale MIA Apr 6, 1944, 10 missing
B-24D "Dumbo" 42-41085  pilot Gregory ditched July 1, 1943 crew rescued
B-24J 42-73119  pilot Diederich crashed July 15, 1944
B-24J "Miss Maryland II" 42-73145  ultimate fate unknown
B-24J "Babes In Arms" 42-73263  ultimate fate unknown

371st Bombardment Squadron (371st BS)
B-24D "Flying Gator" 41-23898  destroyed March 23, 1943
B-24D "Frenisi" 42-40323  condemned on October 31, 1944, scrapped
B-24J "Miss Jones" 44-40611  pilot Rice crashed July 5, 1944
B-24D "Lakanooki" 42-40857  pilot Kizer MIA July 15, 1944 6 MIA, 5 rescued
B-24J 44-41264  pilot Sanderson crashed November 8, 1944 crew rescued
B-24L 44-41421  pilot Scalese crashed November 8, 1944

Wake Raid 12/22/42–12/23/42
Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) 371st Bomb Squadron (H) Destroy Japanese Installations & Personnel on Wake Island Reported - December 26, 1942 page 1-9
B-24D 41-23972 (#972) pilot Captain Billings
B-24D 41-23906 (#906) pilot Lt McCloskey [McCleskey]
B-24D "Flying Gator" 41-23898 pilot Lt. Hoefler
B-24D #959 pilot Lt. Lundby
B-24D #923 pilot Lt. McGreevy
B-24D 41-23910 (#910) pilot Lt. Andrews

Wake Recon 1/25/43
RE: 371st Bombardment Squadron (H) AAF Photo & Reconn. Mission to Wak Island January 25, 1943 (Reports) January 27, 1943 pages 1-29
B-24D 41-23966 pilot Lt McCloskey [McCleskey]
B-24D 41-23972 pilot Col. Matheney equipped with radar
B-24D 41-23906 pilot Lt. Irby no radar
B-24D 41-23956 pilot Major Green
B-24D 41-23868 pilot Lt. Andrews
B-24D 41-23910 pilot Captain Billings equipped with radar

372nd Bombardment Squadron (372nd BS)
B-24D 42-40217  pilot McDonald MIA August 30, 1943
B-24D "The Wicked Wench" 42-40863 ultimate fate unknown scrapped
B-24D 42-40864  pilot Greear MIA October 25, 1943, 10 missing
B-24D "Pregnant Polecat" 42-40877  transfered to 13th Bomber Command, Headquarters Squadron
B-24D 42-72818  pilot Carter crashed February 12, 1944 remains recovered 1949, resolved
B-24D "Heather Angel" 42-72783  pilot Peters MIA April 27, 1944, 10 missing
B-24J 44-40555  pilot Sylor crashed July 15, 1944
B-24J 44-40598  pilot Coleman MIA June 25, 1944
B-24J 44-40603  pilot Dixon crashed August 28, 1944, remains recovered postwar, resolved
B-24J 44-40929  pilot Patrick MIA December 10, 1944

424th Bombardment Squadron (424th BS)
B-24D 41-23957  pilot McNeese shot down February 13, 1943
B-24D 41-23975  pilot Rowe MIA February 13, 1943
B-24D 41-23980  pilot Trager MIA February 13, 1943
B-24D "Mammy Yokum" 42-40221 pilot Spearman crashed December 7, 1943, 5 missing
B-24D 42-40230  pilot Hathaway shot down July 6, 1943
B-24D "Frenisi" 42-40323  scrapped circa 1944
B-24D "Scrap Iron" 42-40384  pilot Cobb ditched July 7, 1943
B-24D "Alley Cat" 42-40646  pilot Prince crashed July 10, 1943
B-24J 42-73141  pilot Friend MIA November 14, 1943, 10 missing
B-24J 42-73453  pilot Arnett crashed September 1, 1944 wreckage found 2004, resolved
B-24J 42-73466  pilot Francis MIA March 29, 1944, 10 missing
B-24J "Burma" 44-40601 crashed April 2, 1945
B-24M "Mamy Yokum II" 44-51113  ultimate fate unknown


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