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Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator

Patrol Squadron 51 (VP-51), Bombing Squadron 101 (VB-101)
Patrol Bombing Squadron 101 (VPB-101)

PB4Y-1 31946  assigned to VP-51 Squadron Number 51-P-7
PB4Y-1 31947  pilot Lehman MIA March 5, 1943
PB4Y-1 31948  pilot Fisler MIA March 5, 1943, 12 missing
PB4Y-1 31949  assigned to VP-51 Squadron Number 51-P-12
PB4Y-1 31950  pilot Bacon MIA February 14, 1943, 11 missing
PB4Y-1 31951  assigned to VP-51 (VB-101) Squadron Number 51-P-10
PB4Y-1 31952  pilot Haskett MIA July 17, 1943
PB4Y-1 31953  assigned to VP-51 Squadron Number 51-P-8
PB4Y-1 31954  assigned to VP-51 (VB-101) Squadron Number 51-P-2
PB4Y-1 31956  assigned to VP-51 (VB-101) Squadron Number 51-P-1
PB4Y-1 31957  assigned to VP-51 (VB-101) Squadron Number 51-P-5
PB4Y-1 31960  assigned to VP-51 (VB-101) ultimate fate unknown
PB4Y-1 31970  pilot Cooper MIA February 14, 1943, 11 missing
PB4Y-1 32277  pilot Lewis MIA October 23, 1944, 10 missing

Bombing Squadron 102 (VB-102)
PB4Y-1 31952  pilot Haskett MIA July 17, 1943, 12 missing
PB4Y-1 31989  pilot Bonn MIA April 8, 1943
PB4Y-1 31992  pilot Van Vorhis MIA July 6, 1943

Bombing Squadron 104 "Screaming 104/The Buccaneers" (VB-104)
PB4Y-1 "America's Playground" 32009  ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped
PB4Y-1 "Jungle Fever" 32012  pilot Honey MIA November 15, 1943
PB4Y-1 "Sears Steers" 32048
PB4Y-1 "Momentary Dysentary" 32060  Later with VB-4 damaged in ground accident October 24, 1944 NAS Jacksonville, FL
PB4Y-1 "Mark's Farts" 32061
PB4Y-1 "The Schooner" 32069  pilot Anderson MIA March 9, 1944
PB4Y-1 "Red's Devils" 32071
PB4Y-1 "Pistol Packin' Mama" 32073  Later with VB-117 crashed Camp Kearney June 6, 1944
PB4Y-1 "Donald's Duck" 32074  ground-looped during landing January 29, 1944
PB4Y-1 "You Got It" 32076
PB4Y-1 "Vulnerable Virgin" 32077  MIA January 8, 1944 South Pacific, 10 MIA
PB4Y-1 "Whata-Honey" 32079  pilot Searle MIA March 7, 1944
PB4Y-1 "Unapproachable" 32080
PB4Y-1 "Whit's Shits" 32081
PB4Y-1 "Astro Arsenal" 32083

Bombing Squadron 106 (VB-106)
PB4Y-1 32175 pilot Seaman MIA May 1, 1944, 5 missing, 5 rescued, 1 died of wounds

Photographic Squadron One (VD-1)
PB4Y-1 31966  (41-24208) assigned to VD-1
PB4Y-1 31967  (41-24209) assigned to VD-1
PB4Y-1 31979 (42-40083) assigned to VD-1
PB4Y-1 31980 (42-40084) assigned to VD-1 damaged July 24, 1943 and written off
PB4Y-1 31982 (42-40086) assigned to VD-1
PB4Y-1 31983 (42-40087) assigned to VD-1
PB4Y-1 31996 (42-40189) assigned to VD-1
PB4Y-1 "Bonnie Bee" 31998 (42-40191) assigned to VD-1

Patrol Bombing Squadron 111 (VPB-111)
PB4Y-1 38822 assigned to VPB-111 ultimate fate uknown
PB4Y-1 38834 assigned to VPB-111 ultimate fate uknown
PB4Y-1 38836 assigned to VPB-111 ultimate fate uknown
PB4Y-1 38895 assigned to VPB-111 ditched June 17, 1945 off Balambangan Island
PB4Y-1 38901 assigned to VPB-111 ultimate fate uknown
PB4Y-1 "Rugged Beloved" 38913 (44-41308) assigned to VPB-111 pilot Bass MIA June 16, 1945
PB4Y-1 38917 (44-41322) assigned to VPB-111 stricken off charge August 31, 1945 likely scrapped
PB4Y-1 38925  (44-41360) assigned to VPB-111 pilot Hyland ditched March 30, 1945
PB4Y-1 38942 (44-41414) assigned to VPB-111 ultimate fate uknown
PB4Y-1 38945 (44-41484) assigned to VPB-111 crashhed July 5, 1945
PB4Y-1 38951 (44-41490) assigned to VPB-111ultimate fate uknown
PB4Y-1 38957 (44-41521) assigned to VPB-111ultimate fate uknown
PB4Y-1 38971 (44-41560) assigned to VPB-111ultimate fate uknown
PB4Y-1 38976 (44-41565) assigned to VPB-111 crashed June 20, 1945 Puerata Princessa Airfield, 7 KIA
PB4Y-1 46726 (44-41602) assigned to VPB-111 ultimate fate uknown
PB4Y-1 65294 (44-41759) assigned to VPB-111 pilot Sires MIA February 5, 1945

Patrol Bombing Squadron 115 (VPB-115)
PB4Y-1 32222  (42-73409) pilot Doerr crashed April 22, 1944



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