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B-24 42-51??2 467th BG?
Hello,
I have a photo of a B-24 that had an accident most likely somewhere in Germany in 1945. Based on the tail marking I assume it was an aircraft of the 467th BG? On the original photo, I can read the following digits of the aircraft's serial number: 42-51??2 I have been trying to compare this number with B-24 serial number lists that I found online, but could not find a match (i.e. unit, accident, number). Can anybody help identify this machine and where the accident happened? Thank you. Regards, Roger |
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Re: B-24 42-51??2 467th BG?
Looks like a "J" 453rd BG. The 467th used a "P".
https://www.458bg.com/Stories/Synops...onMarkings.jpg https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/v2/r...T9uTeaztw.jpeg |
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42-51102,42-51112, 42-52182.
Has to be one of these. My guess would be 42-51102 which had a bad take off crash, which prevented several others to take off. Last edited by Alex Smart; 23rd March 2023 at 12:20. |
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Many thanks Alex and Revi16 for your feedback.
Revi16, you nailed it. It is indeed 42-51112. Quite interesting to read that it was hit by a Me 262 on the mission to Brunswick and great to have the location of the crash identified: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/ar...craft/42-51112 |
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