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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