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| Crew | Type | A/C | City / Target | Date | Remarks | Hours | Iwo |
| JAK | DP | T?? | Tachikawa - Hitchi Air | 24Apr | Jack's 1stt with another crew | XXX | . |
| PPS | SD | . | Superdumbo | 27Apr | Me with Stendahl's Crew | 19:00 | . |
| PPS | SD | . | Superdumbo | 29 Apr | Me with Stendahl's crew | 20:20 | . |
| C - | DP | T8 | Kyushu - Miyakondo | 29 Apr | Schifferli did not fly | . | X |
| C | DP | T14 | Kure -Hiro Naval ACF | 5 May | Looped plane - JUNKED | 9:40 | X |
| C | DP | T14 | Yokuyama - Naval Fuel | 10May | NEW T 14 | 15:35 | . |
| C | DI | T1 | Nagoya - City | 14May | Typhoon - last to land | 13:00 | X |
| C | . | . | Iwo to Saipan | 15May | . | 3:45 | . |
| * | NI | T15 | Nagoya - City | 15May | Erickson with Brodies crew | . | . |
| C | W | T12 | All of Japan | 24May | To Guam then Saipan | 14:50 | . |
| C | NI | T1 | Tokyo - City | 25May | . | 13:50 | . |
| C | DI | T1 | Yokohama - City | 29May | . | 12:20 | X |
| C | . | . | Iwo to Saipan | 30May | . | 3:45 | . |
| C | DI | T10 | Kobe - City | 5Jun | . | 15:00 | . |
| C | DI | T10 | Osaka - City | 7Jun | . | 19:00 | . |
| C - | . | T7 | Hitachi - Kaigan Plant | 10Jun | Schifferli did not fly | . | . |
| C - | DI | T7 | Osaka - Amagasaki | 15Jun | Schifferli did not fly | . | . |
| C - | NI | T7 | Hamamaysu - City | 17Jun | Schifferli did not fly | . | . |
| PPS | RR | . | Yawata - Radar Recon | 17Jun | Schifferli with another crew | 20:00 | . |
| C - | NI | T7 | Fukuoka - City | 19Jun | Pacelli did not fly | 19:40 | . |
| C | DP | T4 | Kure - Naval Arsenal | 22Jun | . | 17:45 | . |
| C | NI | T7 | Sasebo - City | 26Jun | . | 15:20 | . |
| C | NI | T7 | Kumamoto | 1Jul | Mighty Fine I | 15:10 | . |
| C | DP | T10 | Marcus Island - practice | 4Jul | . | . | . |
| C | NI | T17 | Akashi | 6Jul | . | 4:00 | X |
| C | . | . | Iwo to Saipan | 7Jul | . | 3:20 | . |
| C | NI | T7 | Sakai - City | 9Jul | Cracked up on Take Off | . | . |
| C | NI | T7 | Ichinomiya - City | 12Jul | New Mighty Fine II | 16:15 | . |
| C | NI | T7 | Oita - City | 16Jul | . | 14:15 | . |
| C | NI | T7 | Hitachi - City | 19Jul | . | 15:35 | . |
| C | DP | T7 | Kuwana - Radar Plant | 24Jul | Bombed Alternate | 13:40 | . |
| C | NI | T7 | Matsuyama - City | 26Jul | . | 16:05 | . |
| C | NI | T7 | Ichinomiya - City | 28Jul | . | 16:15 | . |
| C | NI | T7 | Toyama - City | 1Aug | . | 14:45 | . |
| C | DP | T7 | Toyokawa - Naval Arsenal | 7Aug | . | 15:05 | . |
| C | DP | T7 | Osaka - Army Arsenal | 14Aug | . | 18:30 | . |
| . | . | WAR ENDS | . | . | . | . | |
| C | POW | T11 | Osaka - POW Camp | 28Aug | . | 14:25 | . |
| C | POW | T7 | Niigata - POW Camp | 31Aug | . | 17:40 | . |
| C | POW | T30 | Tokyo - Atsugi Airfield | 6Sep | Drop supplies to troops | 16:30 | . |
| . | . | . | . | . | TOTAL | 444:05 | . |
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Legend
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| NI = Night Incendiary | POW = Prisoner of War |
| DI = Daylight Incendiary | C = Entire crew flew mission |
| RR = Radar Recon Mission | W = Weather Recon |
| DP = Daylight Precision | C - = Crew less some members |
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A brief history
of the 873rd insignia of the 498th Bomb Group,
THE SQUADRON INSIGNIA: Designed originally for the 676th in Great Bend in December, 1943, it was immediately popular, but in the rapid change of events that followed it was lost in the shuffle and did not turn up again until the arrival of the 873rd. It survived a number of insignia contests and in July, of 1944 was adopted officially as the Squadron Insignia of the 873rd Bombardment Squadron. . . . Created to symbolize the immense size, yet graceful ease of the SUPERFORT, the elephant was chosen to typify size. His attitude, cocksure and easy going, symbolized the attitude of the men of the Squadron. The position of the hand dropping the bomb denoted ease and accuracy in ability to destroy the target, while the bomb became the symbol of destruction ... the cloud symbolized the altitude, while the little elephant's position of recline depicted the ease and grace of the immense 29 in flight. The red circle carried out the color scheme of the national colors. while the seven white stars on top and the three on the bottom designate the last two numerals of the Squadron number. |
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Planes of the 873rd |
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Gained |
From |
Type |
T No. |
Number |
NickName |
Commander |
Date |
Remarks (Including date lost) |
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Date |
. | . | . |
Serial |
. |
Aircraft |
Incident |
. |
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Devil's Darling |
AC-Lt. M. Malone |
02/04/1945 |
M # 23 AC Killed over Kobe. Plane ditched and all others survived. |
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AC - G. Alexander |
09/04/1945 |
POW # 6. POW Drop to Sendia area, Japan. All lost |
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12/17/44 |
US Proi 98087-TR |
B-29 |
T-01 |
42-24727 |
Ruthless ??? |
AC - 1st Lt. H. MacDonald |
03/31/1945 |
M # 36 Enroute to target, #3 engine backfired, prop would not feather, caught on fire - bombs salvoed - ditched 29-58N, 135-13E - All crew except tail gunner rescued |
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9/10/44 |
Manufacturer |
B-29 |
T-01 |
42-63430 |
. |
AC - Capt. G. McCandliss |
12/13/1944 |
M # 12 - #1 engine and instruments shot out - two crew members reported reported injured - Ditched 20-20N, 143-00E - No crew members rescued. |
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4/ 2145 |
US - Proj 98216-R |
B-29A |
T-01 |
42-94027 |
. |
. |
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9/4/44 |
Manufacturer |
B-29 |
T-02 |
42-24605 |
Heat's On |
AC - Ist Lt. J. Gress |
12/27/1944 |
M # 16. Ditched (18-06N 144-25E) due to mechanical failure of fuel transfer system. 4 crew members rescued 12/28/44 |
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9/3/44 |
Manufacturer |
B-29 |
T-02 |
42-24609 |
Lassie Come Home |
No Record |
01/14/1945 |
M # 19 Two engines shot up - structual damage to aircraft -Lost to Guam Air Depot 2/17/45 |
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11/29/44 |
US - Proj 98087-TR |
B-29 |
T-02 |
42-63468 |
. |
AC - Lt. W. Breeland |
02/10/1945 |
M # 24 - Radio out - accompanying aircraft observed #1 engine out - fuel low - dissappeared in dark. |
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12/24/44 |
US - Proj 98087-TR |
B-29 |
T-02 |
42-63501 |
. |
AC - Capt P. Kilgo |
01/27/1945 |
M #22 Heavily attacked by fighters after leaving target - #1 engine shot out - last seen going into cloud near coast followed by fighters - |
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2/18/45 |
US - Proj 98202-R |
B-20 |
T-02 |
42-65332 |
. |
. | . | . |
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9/4/44 |
Manufacturer |
B-29 |
T-03 |
42-24608 |
Stendahl |
02/04/1945 |
M # 23 Landed on return with #1 engine on fire. Surv.2/6/45 |
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9/4/44 |
Manufacturer |
B-29 |
T-04 |
42-24611 |
Little Jo |
AC - E. Fisher |
04/29/1945 |
M # 63 - Aircraft damaged over target (Miyakonojo A/F, Kyushu) and crew bailed out soon after leaving the coast of Japan. 11 parachutes seen. 6 crew members rescued 5/1/45 |
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4/28/45 |
497th Bomb Group |
B-29 |
T-04 |
44-69932 |
Little Joe |
. | . | . |
| . | . |
T-05 |
42-24614 |
Joltin' Josie The Pacific Pioneer |
AC - Capt W. Currier |
04/01/1945 |
M # 37 Ditched after takeoff - All lost |
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4/3/45 |
US - Proj 98216-R |
B-29A |
T-05 |
42-94014 |
Little Butch |
. | . | . |
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9/30/44 |
Manufacturer *** |
B-29 |
T-06 |
42-24695 |
Lucky ‘Leven |
. | . |
Declared War Weary and returned to US 8/22/45 |
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7/19/45 |
US - Proj 98255-S |
B-29A |
T-06 |
44-61734 |
Lucky Seven |
. | . |
Special Weather Strike Aircraft |
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9/7/44 |
Manufacturer |
B-29 |
T-07 |
42-24603 |
. | . |
11/27/1944 |
damaged on ground by enemy raid 11/27. Surveyed 12/18/44 |
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12/23/44 |
US - Proj 98087-TR |
B-29 |
T-07 |
42-24777 |
. |
Brodie |
02/27/1945 |
Weather Strike Mission # 238 - #1 and #3 engines out - Ditched 20-10N, 136-25E - 9 crew members rescued 3/2/45 |
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3/31/415 |
314th Bomb Wing |
B-29A |
T-07 |
42-93944 |
Mighty Fine I |
AC - Lt. J. Tunnell |
07/09/1945 |
M # 88 - Taxiing Accident before take-off, Tfd Guam Air Depot and salvaged. |
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7/10/45 |
US - Proj 98287-R |
B-29A |
T-07 |
44-61655 |
Mighty Fine II |
AC - Lt. J. Tunnell |
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12/l0/44 |
US Proj 98087-TR |
B-29 |
T-08 |
42-24755 |
Tommy Hawk ?? |
AC - Capt. M. Trecek |
11/08/1944 |
M # 5 Engine fire. 4 bailed out, rest ditched. 2 survived. |
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2/20/45 |
US - Proj 98194-R |
B-29 |
T-08 |
44-69706 |
Vanishing Rae |
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3/20/45 |
US - Proj 98204-R |
B-29 |
T-08 |
44-69765 |
. |
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06/01/1945 |
. |
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11/29/44 |
US Proi 98087-TR |
B-29 |
T-10 |
42-24735 |
. |
AC - Lt. C. Fetter Pilot Capt. W. Doxey |
12/03/1944 |
M # 10 - missing - Last message stated #1 engine out, another leaking oil, and aircraft was being attacked by enemy planes. First mission for plane. |
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12/11/44 |
US - Proj 98087-TR |
B-29 |
T-10 |
42-24767 |
. |
AC - Lt. W. Beyhan |
01/27/1945 |
M # 22 - Two engines - fuel and electrical systems shot out - ditched for lack of fuel, 29-20N, 143-20E All lost. |
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1/29/45 |
505th Bomb Group |
B-29 |
T-10 |
42-24794 |
Homer's Rommers |
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9/9/44 |
Manufacturer |
B-29 |
T-10 |
42-63428 |
. |
11/27/1944 |
Strafed and burnt on ground in enemy raid |
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1/31/415 |
US - Proi 98190-R |
B-29A |
T-10 |
42-93881 |
. |
AC - Lt. Geer |
04/06/1945 |
Weather Strike Mission # 346 - Low on fuel and two engines out - no time to go around - pilot landed on Tinian with own lights - plane ground looped over cliff - completely destroyed - no major personnel injuries. |
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4/13/45 |
US - Proj 98216-R |
B-29A |
T-10 |
42-94030 |
Lucky Strikes |
. | . | . |
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1/29/45 |
504th Bomb Group |
B-29 |
T-11 |
42-63522 |
Raidin' Maiden |
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2/20/45 |
US - Proj 98202-R |
B-29 |
T-11 |
42-65331 |
Arkansas Traveller |
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5/8/45 |
US - Proj 98249-R |
B-29 |
T-11 |
44-69969 |
Oregon Express |
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1/1/45 |
US - Proj 98087-TR |
B-29 |
T-12 |
42-63443 |
Shirley Dee |
. | . | . |
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1/22/45 |
US - Proj 98164-R |
B-29 |
T-12 |
42-65295 |
. |
AC - 1st. Lt. M. Greer |
04/29/1945 |
M # 63 - Following fighter attack plane left formation and last seen crashing on the ground - no chutes observed. |
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5/4/45 |
3rd Photo Recon Sq |
F-13A |
T-12 |
42-93852 |
. | . | . |
7/6/45 - Tfd to 3rd Photo Recon Sqd. Guam |
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2/26/45 |
314th Bomb Wing |
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