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AIRCRAFT TYPE: B-24D-25 MANUFACTURE: CO

CONSTRUCTION #: 1089 SERIES NUMBER: 75 / 92

DATE BUILT: 00 Dec 1942 DATE ACCEPTED: 00 Dec 1942 DATE SOC: 01 August 1943

AIR FORCE ASSIGNED	DATE OF SERVICE
9th	01 May 43 - 01 Aug. 43

GROUP ASSIGNED	DATE OF SERVICE
376th	01 May 43 - 01 Aug. 43

SQUADRON ASSIGNED	DATE OF SERVICE
512nd	01 May 43 - 01 Aug. 43

GROUP MARKINGS:
SQUADRON MARKINGS:
A/C I.D. MARKINGS: 36 V
MARKINGS ASSIGNED: 01 May 1943

AIRCRAFT NAME (S): Brewery Wagon

FINAL LOCATION: Ploesti, Romania
MACR: 154

HISTORYEdit

#	DATE	MISSION	PILOT	COMMENTS

	01 May 43	Reggio, Italy Target: port facilities	1st Lt McAtee	Aborted - weather
1	04 May 43	Reggio, Italy Target: port facilities	1st Lt Miller, R.
	09 May 43	Messina, Sicily - railroad yard	1st Lt Miller, R.	Aborted - engines: #2 oil failure, #3 failing, all engines - no power at altitude
2	13 May 43	Augusta, Sicily Target: port facilities	1st Lt McAtee
3	21 May 43	San Giovanni, Italy Target: port facilities	1st Lt. Palm.	1 bomb hung after release, ships generators weak
4	25 May 43	Messina, Sicily Target: port facilities	1st Lt. Reynolds	Engines: #3 & 4 oil pressure fluctuating
5	30 May 43	Foggia, Italy Target: airfield	1st Lt. Reynolds
6	04 Jun. 43	Grottaglie, Italy Target: airfield	1st Lt. Iovine
7	06 Jun. 43	Reggio, Italy Target: port facilities	1st Lt. Reynolds	Engines: #1 cutting out, #3 fuel pressure, #4 throwing oil, #1 voltage regulator failure
	19 Jun. 43	San Giovanni, Italy Target: - railroad yard	1st Lt. Reynolds	Aborted - engines: #1 & 4 loosing oil, #3 low oil pressure
8	21 Jun. 43	Reggio, Italy Target: railroad yard	1st Lt. Reynolds	Aborted - #1 & 4 engines cutting out Combat damage - cockpit (pilot KIA), engines: #1 & 2, hydraulics
9	02 Jul. 43	Grottaglie, Italy Target: airfield	2nd Lt VanFleet
	05 Jul. 43	Messina, Sicily port facilities	1st Lt. Iovine	Aborted - #1 engine oil line failure
10	06 Jul. 43	Gerbini, Sicily Target: airfield	1st Lt. Iovine	Aircraft was sluggish at altitude
	11 Jul. 43	Reggio, Italy Target: airfield	1st Lt. Hines	Aborted - engines: #2 threw oil, 3 failure (oil leak), #4 oil pressure fluctuating
11	19 Jul. 43	Rome, Italy Target: railroad yard	1st Lt VanFleet
end	01 Aug. 43	Ploesti, Romania Target: oil production	1st Lt Palm	Combat damage (Me109) - engines #1, 3 & 4, nose holed shot-down by (Bf 109G) Hauptman W. Steinmann (I./JG 4) - Ploesti, Romania - SOC