42-51091 Bangin' Lulu
Lt./Col. Alan W. Keenen (USAF, Ret.)
Date Assigned to the 492nd BG. Replacement aircraft for the 858th BS. 19 Jun 44: reassigned to the 857th BS when the 858th was cut from the Group. It was used to replace 44-40106 lost on 20 Jun 44. 6 Aug 44: heavily damaged it was crash landed at Metfield, home of the 491st BG. Initial reports claimed it was damaged beyond repair. Apparently it was fixed and put back into service. Transferred to the 446th BG, 704th BS. Returned to USA during Jun 45.
Flew its first mission 27 May 44. Total Missions with the 492nd BG: 24. Total WWII Missions: unknown.
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Punctuation marks removed from aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
see http://492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagepilot.cgi?page=showAircraft&aircr… for mission info; a/c started with 858th BS, then 857thBS. Completed 24 missions with 492nd BG.
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Lt./Col. Alan W. Keenen (USAF, Ret.); Norfolk and Suffolk Air Museum website