According to an article in the Spring 2003 issue of the 2nd Air Division Assn Journal, #42-94898 was originally assigned to the 489th Bomb Group. She arrived in Prestwick, Scotland, on 3-May-44 and flew her first mission on 31 May. On 18-Sep-44, she flew the low-level supply mission to Groesbeck, Holland; it was "shot up pretty bad, lost one engine, most of the hydraulics, and had several severed control cables. We overcame the control cable problem and landed on the emergency field at Woodbridge, England. The plane was repaired and returned to the 489th." The 489th flew its last mission on 10-Nov-44 and was returned to the States to take B-29 training and eventually be sent to the Pacific. Most of the 489th planes were then sent to the 392nd BG, including #898. While at the 392nd, nose art depicting a beautiful girl was added to the left side. At one time, she was named "Marion,", and then "Terri Ann." She suffered a take-off accident on 20-Feb-45. She survived the war and was flown back to the US on June 1, 1945 with 2/Lt Myers of the 577th Sqdn as pilot. She was taken first to Willow Run and there was declared excess. Her last flight was to Altus, Oklahoma on September 12, 1945; on October 24, 1945 she was scrapped.