42nd Bombardment Group (42nd BG) "The Crusaders"
Martin B-26 Marauder
See also 38th Bombardment Group B-26 Marauder.
69th Bombardment Squadron (69th BS)
B-26B "Sea Bee" damaged April 21, 1943
B-26B "Sea Bee III" flew combat missions in the Solomons
70th Bombardment Squadron (70th BS)
B-26B "Bugs Bunny" 41-17547 ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped
B-26B "KreJan" 41-17550 pilot Behling crashed January 7, 1943, 7 missing, remains recovered
B-26B "Dixie Belle" 41-17558 pilot Callaham MIA November 15, 1942, 7 missing
B-26B "Miss Cookie Lee" 41-17562 ulitmate fate unknown likely scrapped
B-26B "Irene"
41-17564 damaged
August 12, 1942 scrapped
B-26B 41-17569 damaged March 11, 1943
B-26B "Gallopin' Ghost" 41-17574 crashed December 24, 1942
B-26B 41-17575 damaged December 2, 1942
B-26B 41-17576 pilot Morrison crashed April 19, 1943
B-26B "Liberty Belle" 41-17584 pages 34-35 Durbin-Evans crash, purchased by citizens of Philadelphia nickname "Liberty Belle"
B-26B "Queenie" 41-17586 pilot Eddy crashed January 3, 1943, 1 missing
B-26B "Homesick Angel" 41-17587 page 51 (photo), 121
B-26B 41-17590 crashed Oct 13, 1942 due to midair collision with P-39 41-7043 over Fiji / page 78, 80
Captain Sharp took off January 31, 1943 air-to-air combat with H6K Mavis over the Solomons / page 112-113, 118
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