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Cincinnati Queen/Blues in the Night
Y
Accepted by USAAF 14 Jul 43. Denver Mod Center 17 Jul 43. Scott Field 10 Aug 43. 8th AF 24 Aug 43. Richard Bennett WIA, Heuringhem, FR 21 Jan 44. John Oliver and Bobby Orr WIA at Augsburg 13 Apr 44. Richard Caserio KIA by .50 cal fire from another plane prior to entering enemy territory on 11 May 44. Mechanical failure, ditched, pilot drowns, all others rescued.
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Gung Ho
G
ccepted by USAAF 21 Sep 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 24 Sep 43. Grand Isle 7 Oct 43. 8th AF 19 Oct 43. Billy Berry WIA 5 Nov 43 at Gelsenkirchen. Maurice Crosbie, Donald J. Wilson WIA 4 Feb 44 at Frankfurt. Stanley Havey, Rober J. Swinehart WIA 18 Apr 44 at Oranienburg. Charles Pease WIA 9 May 44 at Laon. MIA Nuremburg 10 Sep 44. Direct flak
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Phoenix
L
Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 1 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 3 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 13 Jul 43. MIA 15 Aug 43 Vitry-En-Artios, France. Collision with 230320 over France. Crashed near Calais. Lawrence POW. Middledort, Sentowski, Harkins, Birdwell evade, rest KIA.
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Tet-T'Mote
T
Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 8 May 43. Denver Mod Center 10 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Presque Isle 6 Jun 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 19 Jul 43. Crash landing 21 Oct 43. Salvaged.
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Purgatory Pete
O
Original Aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 11 May 43. Denver Mod Center 12 May 43. Geiger Field 12 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 12 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. Attacked by fighters, damaged, ditched 50 Miles off coast of North Africa. Crew rescued.
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H
Accepted by USAAF 1 May 44. Tulsa Mod Center 1 May 44. Kearney 10 May 44. Bangor 24 May 44. Grenier 26 May 44. 8th AF 28 May 44. Severe battle damage at Tours, France 1 Aug 44. Landed at Woodbridge. Salvaged 6 Aug 44.
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N
Accepted by USAAF 6 May 44. Tulsa Mod Center 5 May 44. Hunter Field 17 May 44. Grenier 26 May 44 8th AF 28 May 44. Rex Von Bergen WIA 28 Oct 44 at Hamm. Wiliam McVIcar WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. James Carroll, Alan P. Hamlin WIA 31 Dec 44 at Hamburg. Cletus Wadlow WIA 31 Mar 45 at Zeitz. To U.S. 30 Jun 45. To Kingman 27 Nov 45.
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Lady Be Good
G
Accepted by USAAF 20 Nov 44. Hunter Field 20 Nov 44. Courtland 22 Nov 44. Hunter Field 23 Nov 44. Grenier 1 Dec 44. 8th AF 3 Dec 44. To 390th 18 Dec 44. Transferred to 570th BS 23 Mar 45 and coded DI-O. Warren H. Kruger, crew 15 Engineer, KIA 28 Jan 45. Donald H. Fiedler WIA 21 Mar 45 at Handorf. To U.S. 2 Jul 45. To Kingman 8 Dec 45.
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The Diplomat II
T
Accepted by USAAF 22 Nov 44. Hunter Field 22 Nov 44. Tulsa 23 Nov 44. Hunter Field 24 Nov 44. Grenier 2 Dec 44. 8th AF 6 Dec 44. TO 390th 19 Feb 45. To U.S. 3 Jul 45. To Kingman 8 Dec 45.
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Liquid-8-Or
F
Accepted by USAAF 28 Dec 44. Hunter Field 28 Dec 44. Dallas 31 Dec 44. Grenier 6 Jan 45. 8th AF 11 Jan 45. To U.S. 29 Jun 45. To Kingman 25 Nov 45.
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Princess Pat/Sweet & Lovely
O
Accepted by USAAF 22 Jun 44. Dallas Mod Center 23 Jun 44. To Langley for PFF conversion 20 Jul 44. Presque Isle 8 Aug 44. Dow Field 8 Aug 44. 8th AF 9 Aug 44. MIA Heilbron 20 Jan 45. Thomas Eason bailed out at too low altitude, KIA. Crash landed at Steinburg, France. Crew returned to base. Salvaged 20 Feb 45.
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H
Accepted by USAAF 5 Aug 44. Hunter Field 7 Aug 44. Dow Field 29 Aug 44. 8th AF 1 Sep 44. Left undercarriage collapsed after return from mission to Cheb, Czechoslovakia on 14 Feb 45. Salvaged.
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P
PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 18 Sep 44. Dallas Mod Center 18 Sep 44. Hunter Field 9 Oct 44. Grenier 25 Oct 44. 8th AF 28 Oct 44. To U.S. 11 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 4 Jan 46.
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C
PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 21 Oct 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 21 Oct 44. Hunter Field 13 Nov 44. Grenier 25 Nov 44. 8th AF 27 Nov 44. To 390th 18 Dec 44. Nr. 1 and 2 engine fire. Crashed in English Channel, burst into flames and disintegrated 17 Feb 45. Keelan rescued, rest KIA.
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Q
PFF aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 16 Dec 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 16 Dec 44. Hunter Field 10 Jan 45. To 390th 19 Feb 45. To MTO 28 May 45. TO U.S. 29 Oct 45. To Walnut Ridge 14 Jan 46.
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O
Accepted by USAAF 29 Dec 44. Cheyenne Mod Center 29 Dec 44. Hunter Field 13 Jan 45. Grenier 28 Jan 45. 8th AF 6 Feb 45. Damaged by .50 cal machine gun fire. Engine caught fire and plane was ditched. Crew saved.
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Dottie III/Green Banana
J
Accepted by USAAF 17 Mar 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 18 Mar 43. Gore Field 19 Mar 43. Walla Walla 28 Mar 43. Selfridge 29 Apr 43. Presque Isle 4 May 43. 8th AF 7 May 43. Assigned to 96th BG. Name Rum Boogie II. Transferred to 390th BG. MIA Zeitz16 Aug 44. Hit by flak. Harms KIA, rest POW.
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Wild Children/Lucky Strike
W
Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 3 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 8 May 43. Gore Field 9 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 31 Jul 43. John R. Schoenig WIA 8 Oct 43 at Bremen. Crashed at Grove Farm 3 miles from base during practice mission 9 Jul 44. All KIA.
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Pulsatin Polly
Q
Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 6 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 9 May 43. Gore Field 10 May 43. Moses Lake 22 May 43. Geiger Field 25 May 43. Great Falls 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 14 Jul 43. MIA Bremen 8 Oct 43. Attacked by fighters, Nr. 4 engine fire, went down under control circled by enemy fighters. Crashed at Quelkhorn. Helms, Martin, Lambert, Smith POW, rest KIA.
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Battle Queen-Peg of My Heart
S
Original aircraft. Accepted by USAAF 11 May 43. Cheyenne Mod Center 13 May 43. Geiger Field 28 May 43. Great Falls 7 Jun 43. Smoky Hill 1 Jul 43. Dow Field 11 Jul 43. 8th AF 17 Jul 43. MIA Regensburg 17 Aug 43. Crash landed at Uzenstorf, Switzerland. Crew interned. Neal, Russell, Scott escape, return.