42-63980 Missouri Mauler - Playmate
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 47841 - B-24 42-63980 'Missouri Mauler' 567BS, 389BG
Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.
Primary Pilot: Lewis Ellis. Arrived overseas 12-Oct-43 and flew first combat mission 3-Nov-43. Flew a total of 26 combat missions with the 389th BG. Transferred sometime between 16-Feb and 6-Mar-44.
Reassigned to the AF Composite Command in Feb 44 and flew with the 801st BG (H) (P) through Aug-44 and renamed PLAYMATE. The 801st BG was merged with the 492nd BG and she continued to fly, traveling to India and back from Nov-44 to Jan-45 on an OSS trip. Returning to Harrington in Jan-45, she continued to fly for the 492nd BG as a Carpetbagger plane, and finished out the war, still showing on a 6-Jul-45 inventory report. Probably flown back to the states and scrapped.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793747
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 2063619
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
Hethel, UK | Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Harrington, UK | Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Harrington, UK | Assigned to 801BG, 8AF USAAF. |
