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391st Bombardment Group B-26s B-26 Research Main The purpose of these pages is to share information relating to the B-26 in WWII. If you have any additions or corrections please E-mail me and I will make necessary changes. These lists are arranged by either serial number or squadron code letter. A known mame or reference to nose art appears in italic. Group Markings: Yellow Triangle on fin
572nd Bombardment Squadron Squadron Markings: P2 Fuselage Codes 42-107673 P2-A 42-95817 P2-A 43-34425 P2-A 43-34427 P2-B 42-95834 P2-B 42-95834 ILL WIND P2-B 42-95810 THE THREE BEARS P2-C 42-95812 GREEN HORNET P2-D 42-95812 Rationed Passion P2-D 41-35012 P2-F 42-107719 P2-F 42-95811 RUTHLESS P2-G 42-95819 P2-H 42-95813 DREAM QUEEN P2-J 43-34156 P2-J 43-34418 P2-J 42-95803 LADY BELLE P2-K 42-96008 SWAMP RAT P2-L 42-95806 SUSAN KAY P2-M 42-95836 MCCARTY’S PARTY P2-N 42-95809 P2-O 43-34156 P2-O 43-34337 HOMESICK PAPA P2-P 42-95797 TS TICKET P2-P 42-107748 THE GINNIE GEE P2-Q 42-95815 BUM STEER P2-R 42-95816 SUZY’S SCREAMIN’ DEMON P2-S 41-34972 Hap's Mishap P2-S 42-95799 GEORGIA CYCLONE P2-T 42-96759 MISS GIVING P2-T 42-95947 THE SWEAT BOX P2-U 42-107740 SHADY LADY P2-V 42-107808 DODE LEE’S MEMPHIS BLUES P2-X 43-34429 P2-Y 42-96313 PRINCES P2-Z Unknown Codes 41-17903 The Bum Steer 41-18163 41-31752 41-31753 41-35057 41-34792	573rd Bombardment Squadron Squadron Markings: T6 Fuselage Codes 42-107841 LITTLE PINK PANTIES T6-A 42-95804 T6-A 42-95825 EASY DOG 99 T6-B Capt. Joseph Boylan Dec 23, 194.. 42-107806 AK-SAR-BEN KNIGHT/OH FRANKIE T6-C Lt. Frank Dillard’s 42-95842 HITCH HIKER T6-D 43-34148 T6-D 43-34451 T6-D Capt. James May 42-107834 T6-F 42-95943 T6-F 43-34309 T6-G 42-95801 SMOKEY’S COACH T6-G ??-??573 T6-H 42-95831 HOT SKETCH T6-H 43-34165 T6-H 44-67840 T6-H 42-95829 COUNTESS T6-J 42-107634 COUNTESS II T6-J/L 41-34962 T6-K 43-34183 T6-K 43-34227 T6-K 42-95890 B-BABY T6-K 41-31890 UCLY DUCKLING T6-K 42-95828 PINK’S LADY II T6-L 42-95830 CALAMITY LOU/CALAMITY JANE T6-M 42-95823 BABY DOLL III T6-N 42-96248 MISSOURI MULE T6-N 42-95822 BLACK JACK T6-O 43-34181 T6-O 42-95802 SKEETER T6-P 43-34311 T6-P 42-95978 SAN ANTONIO ROSE T6-Q 42-95850 DON THE BEACHCOMBER T6-R 43-34319 T6-R 42-95820 VAGABOND T6-S 42-107747 T6-T Lt. Clayton B. Abraham 42-107740 JUNIOR T6-U 42-107595 RETURN ENGAGEMENT T6-V 43-34144 Righteous Jones/Smoky's Coach T6-V 42-107810 SCORPION T6-W 42-96102 LILLY COMMANDO T6-X 43-34447 T6-X 41-32028 HONEY BUCKET T6-Y 41-35252 LITTLE GAL T6-Z 42-95252 LITTLE GAL T6-Z Unknown Codes VIVACIOUS 41-31754 41-18097 41-18164 41-31761 41-34962 41-35043 43-34140 43-34340 43-34343 43-34428
574th Bombardment Squadron Squadron Markings: 4L Fuselage Codes 041 4L-A 42-95817 4L-A 42-95950 4L-A 44-67914 4L-A 41-35010 SNAKES REVENGE/JINX 4L-A Lt. Dale Detjens 42-95852 MAD BULL 4L-A 42-95838 SLEEPY TIME GAL 4L-B 42-95865 SKY HAG 4L-B Capt. Clyde Brown 42-95800 PURRING PANTHER 4L-C ??-??181 4L-C 43-34177 4L-C 42-95806 4L-C/M 43-34309 4L-C 44-67865 BUGS (BUNNY) 4L-D 42-95812 4L-D 42-95931 SWEE’PEA 4L-F 44-67920 4L-F 42-95839 WOGPATTERASS 4L-G 44-67877 4L-G 42-95964 4L-G 42-95832 THE HUNTRESS 4L-H 42-96314 4L-H 43-34454 4L-H 42-95807 THE SWOOSE 4L-J 42-95813 4L-J 42-95798 DRAGON WAGON 4L-K/E 2nd Lt. Jack Haynes 44-67929 4L-K 268 4L-K 42-95818 LADY CHANCE 4L-L Lt. Bertram Ryan 390 4L-L 618 4L-L 42-95851 VIVACIOUS VERONICA 4L-M 43-34361 4L-M Lt. Paul Matus 44-67890 4L-M 42-95829 COUNTESS T6-M 42-95927 POPS WAGON 4L-N Lt. Jack Chism 42-95848 4L-N 248 4L-N 42-95815 4L-N/R 44-67820 4L-O 42-107739 4L-O 42-95837 4L-O 730 4L-O 42-107597 OLD SARGE 4L-P Lt. Ralph Lesmeister 42-95797 4L-P 41-31583 LA GOLONDRINA 4L-Q 978 4L-Q 42-107720 4L-R Lt. Woods 42-95840 SAM CRAN 4L-R 927 4L-R 44-67888 4L-R 42-95866 4L-S 42-95841 POWERFUL KATRINKA 4L-S/A 2nd Lt. Edward Donnelly 42-95820 4L-S 44-67871 4L-S 42-95835 MAD MOHAWK 4L-T 42-95819 4L-T/H 799 4L-T 932 4L-T 44-67826 4L-U/C Warren E. Gray 42-95873 4L-U 42-96248 MISSOURI MULE 4L-V 43-34227 4L-V 42-95805 4L-V 248 4L-V 144 4L-V 41-31812 4L-W 42-107815 THE HUNTRESS II 4L-W 42-95810 4L-W 42-95866 EIGHT BALL 4L-X 42-107808 4L-X 41-18284 TEXAS TARANTULA 4L-Y 252 4L-Z Unknown Codes BABY BUMPS II 41-18120 41-18156	575th Bombardment Squadron Squadron Markings: O8 Fuselage Codes 41-31950 O8-A 42-107615 O8-A 42-95950 STEPPIN OUT O8-B 42-95849 O8-B 42-107620 B-BABY O8-B 42-95808 IDIOTS DELIGHT O8-C 42-95844 MISS BEHAVING O8-D Lt. William Kloepfer ??-??895 O8-D 44-67902 HUBE O8-F 42-95853 MISS LAID O8-F 41-34964 O8-G 42-95827 O8-G 42-95847 SCRUMPTIOUS O8-H Capt. Breeseman 42-95843 RATIONED PASSION O8-J 41-35268 PDI SPECIAL O8-K 42-107671 SILVER DOLLAR O8-L Lt. James Gatlin, Jr, 42-107678 O8-M 41-31972 SIX HITS & A MISS O8-M 42-107837 AK-SAR-BEN-KNIGHT O8-N 42-107873 O8-N 42-95848 O8-N 42-95821 MISS TAKE O8-O 42-96295 COOK’S TOUR O8-O 41-31716 O8-O 42-95845 HOOF HEARTS O8-Q 42-95846 WOLFE-PACK O8-P Donald H. Wolfe 42-95846 THE HIGH SIGN O8-P 43-34411 O8-Q 43-34440 O8-Q 2nd Lt. Donald Sharp 42-95855 THE GRINNING GREMLIN O8-R 42-95854 O8-S 41-32025 PANCHITA DEL RIO 08-S Lt. Horstman 42-95932 FIFINELLA (Dog) O8-T Lt. Clark Tavener 41-17841 Fertile Mertile O8-T 42-95847 SCRUMPTIOUS O8-T 44-67841 O8-T 42-95833 ZOMBIE O8-U 42-95805 O8-V 42-107811 LADY GODIVA O8-V 42-107576 O8-V 42-107743 SILVER STAR O8-W Capt. Edward M. Jannsen 43-34418 O8-X Unknown Codes 41-31621 THUMBS UP 42-99998 Tobacco Road FAITH 41-17703 41-18149 41-18151 41-18244
Unknown Squadron 41-35025	Known Losses 41-31716 (575th BS) shot down by AAA 27/5/44. MACR 5135 41-31972 (575th BS) ran off runway and gear collapsed 18/5/44 41-34972 (572nd BS) crashlanded to AAA damage 15/6/44. 41-35010 (574th BS) shot dow 23/12/44. MACR 11674 41-35012 (572nd BS) bellylanded 8/5/44 41-35025 (391th BG) shot down by AAA near Laon, France 25/3/45 42-95932 (575th BS) shot down 23/12/44. MACR 11551 42-95943 (573rd BS) shot down by AAA 28/5/44. MACR 5127 42-95947 (572nd BS) damaged, AAA, crashed near Luxembourg 24/2/45. MACR 12695 42-95797 (572nd BS) hit by 42-95802 and ditched near Guernsey 25/8/44 42-95798 (574th BS) shot down 23/12/44. MACR 11673 42-95799 (572nd BS) damaged 30/3/45 42-95800 (574th BS) hit by bomb and collided with 42-95834 13/8/44. MACR 7684 42-95802 (573rd BS) in midair collision with 42-95797 25/8/44. MACR 8058 42-95804 (573rd BS) crashed at Mole Hill Green and exploded 29/5/44 42-95805 (575th BS) damaged when landing gear collapsed 21/5/44 42-95807 (574th BG) hit powerline on takeoff 5/10/44 42-95811 (572nd BS) hit in engine and crashlanded near Euskirchen 30/3/45 42-95816 (572nd BS) damaged by AAA and crashlanded 23/3/44 42-95817 (572nd BS) crashed into roadbuilding equipment 10/4/44 42-95818 (574th BS) shot down by fighters 23/12/44. MACR 11677 42-95819 (572nd BS) bellylanded due to AAA damage 24/2/45 42-95821 (575th BS) hit by AAA and crew abandoned over France 8/7/44. MACR 6649 42-95822 (573rd BS) shot down by AAA 13/12/45. MACR 12244 42-95823 (573rd BS) ran out of fuel over UK and crashed near Blackmore 24/9/44 42-95827 (573rd BS) shot down by AAA 8/5/44. MACR 4482 42-95830 (573rd BS) shot down by AA 30/3/45 42-95831 (573rd BS) damaged by AAA and bellylanded at base 8/8/44 42-95834 (572nd BS) hit by 42-95800 and crashed 13/8/4. MACR 7649 42-95837 (574th BS) shot down by AAA 18/4/44. MACR 4027 42-95838 (574th BS) shot down by fighters 23/12/44. MACR 11485 42-95840 (574th BS) crashlanded 28/5/44 42-95841 (574th BS) shot down 23/12/44. MACR 11671 42-95842 (573rd BS) shot down by AAA 28/7/44. MACR 9831 42-95843 (575th BS) damaged by AAA and crashlanded 9/3/45 42-95844 (575th BS) shot down 23/12/44. MACR 11670 42-95845 (575th BS) grazed 42-95830 and crashed 27/4/44. MACR 4216 42-95848 (575th BS) shot down by AAA 7/6/44. MACR 5689 42-95849 (575th BS) shot down by AAA 19/3/44. MACR 5853 42-95850 (574th BS) shot down by AAA 28/5/44. MACR 5547 42-95851 (574th BS) shot down by AAA 7/8/44. MACR 7795 42-95852 (574th BS) bellylanded at base 28/5/44 42-95853 (575th BS) lost near Hatfield Heath and crashed 24/9/44 42-95854 (3575th BS) shot down by AAA 25/3/44. MACR 3457 42-95865 (3574th BS) shot down 23/12/44. MACR 11664 42-95873 (574th BS) crashed on takeoff 5/10/44 42-96102 (573rd BS) ran out of fuel over Rochford, UK 24/9/44 42-96313 (572nd BS) crashed on landing 22/1/45 42-96314 (574th BS) crashlanded near base 17/8/44 42-107576 (575th BS) shot down by AAA 24/2/45. MACR 12611 42-107595 (573rd BS) shot down by AAA 12,/10/44. MACR 9530 42-107597 (574th BS) MIA 23,/10/44. MACR 11669 42-107634 (573rd BS) forced landing due to battle damage 8/6/44 42-107671 (575th BS) shot down by fighters 23/12/44. MACR 11661 42-107673 (572nd BS) shot down by AAA 8/8/44. MACR 7852 42-107720 (574th BS) shot down by AAA 10/2/45. MACR 12222 42-107747 (573rd BS) shot down by fighters near Ahrweiler 23/12/44. MACR 11663 42-107808 (572nd BS) wrecked by 44-67920 3/3/45 42-107811 (575th BS) shot down by AAA5/7/44. MACR 6360 42-107815 (574th BS) crashlanded near St Hubert out of fuel 5/12/44 42-107834 (573rd BS) shot down by AAA5/7/44. MACR 6359 42-107841 (573rd BS) damaged by AAA and crashlanded 25/3/45 43-34148 (573rd BS) crashed on takeoff 1/9/44 43-34156 (572nd BS) crashlanded SSE of Luxembourg 10/2/45 43-34165 (573rd BS) hit by AAA and crashlanded 2/12/44 43-34177 (574th BS) hit by P-47 while being towed 23/2/45 43-34183 (573rd BS) crashed on takeoff 10/12/44 43-34309 (574th BS) shot down 23/12/44. MACR 11651 43-34319 (573rd BS) nosewheel collapsed on landing 14/2/45 43-34337 (572nd BS) shot down by AAA 24/2/45. MACR 12609 43-34361 (574th BS) shot down 23/12/44. MACR 11672 43-34427 (572nd BS) nosewheel collapsed and crashed 24/2/45 43-34440 (575th BS) shot down over Bitburg 23/12/44. MACR 11486 43-34454 (574th BS) crashed on landing 5/2/45 44-67820 (574th BS) shot down by AAA 24/2/45. MACR 12606 44-67826 (574th BS) shot down 23/12/44. MACR 11660 44-67840 (573rd BS) crashed on takeoff 16/1/45 44-67865 (574th BS) crashlanded due to AAA damage 10/2/45 44-67877 (574th BS) right engine knocked out, crashed near Honnef 3/4/45 44-67890 (574th BS) crashed on takeoff 3/3/45 44-67902 (575th BS) crashed due to AAA damage 24/2/4
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