Aircraft of the 73rd Bombardment Wing 498th Group ll
Tail Code	Serial No.	Nickname (if any)	Remarks
873rd Squadron
T1	42-63430		ditched 13Dec44; McCandliss crew lost
T1	42-24727		ditched 31Mar45; MacDonald crew, 10 surv.
T1	42-94027	Ruthless	survived the war; 30 missions
T2	42-24605	The Heat's On	ditched 27Dec44; Gress crew, 4 survived
T2	42-63501		shot down 27Jan45; Kilgo crew lost
T2	42-63468		ditched 10Feb45; Breeland crew lost
T2	42-65332	The Heat's On	survived the war; 48 missions
T3	42-24608		crashed on Saipan 4Feb45; Stendahl crew survived
T3	42-24794	Homer's Roamers	survived the war; was originally T-10
T4	42-24611	Little Jo	lost 29 Apr 45 - Fisher crew, 6 survived
T4	44-69932	Little Jo	(transferred from the 497th Group)
T5	42-24614	Joltin' Josie, The Pacific Pioneer	ditched after takeoff, 1Apr45; Currier crew lost - note 3
T5	42-24612
T5	42-94014	Little Butch	survived the war
T6	42-24695	Lucky 'Leven	survived the war - 60 missions
T6	44-61734	Lucky Seven	Special WX Strike A/C - later WB-29
T7	42-24603		damaged on Saipan 27Nov44, w/o 18Dec44
T7	42-24777		ditched 27Feb45; Brodie crew, 9 survived
T7	42-93944	Mighty Fine	w/o 15Jul45 after 9Jul taxi accident
T7	44-61655	Mighty Fine II	Tunnell crew
T8	42-24645		ditched 8Nov44; Tracek crew, 2 survived
T8	42-24755	Tommy Hawk	survived the war
T8	44-69706	Vanishing Rae	earlier T53, Black Bart's Revenge
T9	42-24629	Devil's Darlin'	ditched 4Feb45; A/C Malone lost
T9	42-63522	Devil's Darlin' II	earlier T11 Raiden Maiden
T10	42-63428		destroyed on Saipan 27Nov44
T10	42-24735		ditched 3Dec44; Fetter crew lost
T10	42-24767		ditched 27Jan45; Beyhan crew lost
T10	42-24794	Homer's Roamers	later T-3
T10	42-93881		crashed Tinian 5 Apr 45; Marvell Geer crew surv.
T10	42-94030	Lucky Strikes	survived the war
T11	42-63522	Raiden Maiden	later T9 Devil's Darlin' II
T11	42-65331	Arkansas Traveler	later T17
T11	44-69969	Oregon Express
T12	44-61623	Sally Delle	shot down 29Apr45; Marvell Geer crew lost
T12	42-63443	Shirley Dee	was also T25 and T37
T12	42-65295
T12	42-93852	Tokyo Rose	F-13A; 19 missions (part of 3rd Photo Recon)
T14	42-24471		w/o 5May45
T14	44-69987	Kayo Kid	survived the war
T14	42-93945		survived the war
T15	44-69747		lost 10Mar45; Kordsmeier crew (midair?)
T15	44-69752		shot down 2Apr45; Filbert crew lost
T15	44-69848		ditched 6Aug45; Hoffman crew surv. (Phillips AC)
T15	44-69944		survived the war
T16	44-61666	Sweet Sixteen	ditched 1Jun45; Yount crew survived
T16	44-69765
T17	42-65331	Arkansas Traveler	earlier T11; survived the war
T19			survived the war; Kroesner crew
874th Squadron
T21	42-24609	Lassie Come Home	w/o after 14Jan45 mission
T21	42-65345		43 missions; missing 4Sep45; Alexander crew
T22	42-24610	Bedroom Eyes	survived the war - 61 missions
T23	42-24601	Pocahontas	survived the war - 56 missions
T24	42-24625	Lady Mary Anna	survived the war
T24	44-61757
T25	42-24642	Uncle Tom's Cabin, later U.T.C. II	lost 27Dec44 - Krause crew; 2 surv. captivity
T25	42-63443		was also T12 and T37
T25	42-63554	Miss Lace	survived the war - 49 missions
T26	42-65210	Fay	lost 25Mar45 w/ Tobey crew
T26	42-93999	Filthy Fay II	lost 2Apr45 w/ Smith crew; 4 surv.; first mission
T26	44-69852	Filthy Fay III	lost 24May45 w/ Olds crew
T26	44-61661
T27	42-24646	Torchy	survived the war
T27	42-94046
T28	42-63432		lost 3Dec44; Murray crew, 10 survived
T28	44-69777	Danny Mite	lost 24May45 - Zweifel crew lost
T28	44-61678	Maiden's Prayer
T29	42-24681		lost 3Dec44 with Hyde crew
T29	44-69699
T30	42-24654	Wichita Witch	destroyed 25Dec44 on Saipan
T30	44-70082
T31	42-24742	The Rocket	lost 5Jun45; Rochat crew, four survived
T31	44-70147	Sentimental Journey	18 missions (possibly T32) surv. the war
T32	42-24749	Tanaka Termite	survived the war-60 missions-Black & Rawlings crews;
T33	42-63469	Sleepy Time Gal
T34	42-24763	Geisha Gertie	ditched 14Jan45; Bauman crew lost
T34	44-61775
T34	44-69993		crash-landed 22Jun45; crew survived
T35	42-63478	Southern Belle	survived the war
T36	42-65248		damaged 6/5/45, salvaged 6/8/45 on Iwo
T36	44-70141	Nippon Nemesis	survived the war
T37	42-63443		was also T12 and T25
T38	42-63510	Heavenly Body	w/o 1Apr45
T39
T40
875th Squadron
T41	42-24606	Battlin' Betty	damaged 25Dec44, w/o 1/6/45
T41	42-24760	Battlin' Betty II	ditched 10Feb45; Yeilding crew lost
T41	44-69772	Battlin' Betty III
T42	42-65212	Mrs. Tittymouse	later T47
T42	42-24748		lost 3Jan45 with Stickney crew; 1st mission
T42	44-70001	Sweet Sue	survived the war
T43	42-24663	Lady Eve II	later Willie Mae; survived the war
T44			ditched
T44	42-24624	Patches	survived the war - 48 missions
T45	42-24613		ditched 27Dec44; Horsefall crew, 3 survived
T45	42-63444	Honshu Hawk	survived the war;
T45	44-69749		later T55
T46	42-63416		crashed off Saipan 5May45; Davis crew, 4 survived
T46	44-70075		Shot down 24May45; Nilsson crew lost
T46	44-70145		survived the war
T47	42-24649	Miss Tittymouse	Crashed Saipan 18Dec44; crew survived
T47	42-65212	Mrs. Tittymouse	was T42; lost 7Apr45 w/ Wise crew
T48	42-65211	Lady Eve	lost 26May45; crew survived
T48	42-24751	Antoinette	lost 24May45, w/ Ross crew
T48	44-70135	Antoinette II
T49	42-24544	Long Distance	survived the war - 60 missions
T50	42-24607	Forbidden Fruit	survived the war - 65 missions
T51	42-63475	Houston Honey	survived the war
T52	42-24771	Passion Wagon
T52	42-63524	Passion Wagon	Lt. Rarick crew
T53	44-69706	Black Bart's Revenge	later T8, Vanishing Rae
T54	44-69729		On display, Museum of Flight, Washington
T55	42-93959	Tumblin' Tumbleweeds	survived the war
T55	44-69749		survived the war; earlier T45
T56	42-63445
T57	44-61781
T58	44-61711
T59
T60
Unknown Squadron Assignments
T?	42-94095		survived the war
T?	44-69722
T?	?	Memphis Maid
T?	?	University of Oklahoma	or perhaps O-O-Oklahoma
T?	?	Zippo	survived the war
NOTES:
3) Joltin' Josie was flown to the Pacific by Major Jack Catton and Gen. Hansell. The Catton crew was aboard when she
crashed into Magicienne Bay, but the aircraft was commanded that day by Capt. Wilson Currier
Created by Tom Robison - Updated 2-14-05