44-6108 Black Widow
Accepted: 2 May 1944
Assigned: 6 May 1944 - Douglas Aircraft / Douglas Modification Center # 16 - (Tulsa Municipal)
Assigned: 12 May 1944 / 24 May 1944 - 2nd AF / 7th Heavy Bombardment Processing - (Kearney AAF)
Assigned: 24 May 1944 - ATC / North Atlantic Wing - (Grenier AAF)
Assigned: 28 May 1944 / 1 June 1944 - 8th AF / VIII Service Command / BAD 1 - (RAF Burtonwood)
Assigned: 2 June 1944 - 8th AF / 1st BD / 1st CBW / 351st BG / 509th BS - (RAF Polebrook)
( Triangle-J ) ( RQ * Y / Black Widow )
100 Combat missions, 3 Revival missions
After 1 August 1944: ( Triangle-J ) Red diagonal strip on vertical stabilizer ( RQ * Y / Black Widow )
Combat damage: 9 September 1944 (Flak)
with 2Lt Vernon B Evans, Co-pilot: 2Lt Leo W Cook, Navigator: 2Lt Frederic S Kelley, Bombardier: 2Lt James C Odom, Flight engineer: T/Sgt Canzio C Odom, Radio Operator: T/Sgt Roy L James, Ball turret gunner: S/Sgt Charles Harbison, Waist gunner: Sgt Martin A Mills, Tail gunner: S/Sgt William Bell
10 RTD
8th AF mission: (Ludwigshafen, Germany – Oil Refinery)
Assigned: 10 September 1944 / 7 November 1944 - 8th AF / VIII Service Command / 2 SAD - (RAF Abbots Ripton)
Returned group: 15 November 1944 - 8th AF / 1st AD / 94th CBW / 351st BG / 508th BS - (RAF Polebrook)
( Triangle-J ) Red diagonal strip on vertical stabilizer ( YB * Y / Black Widow )
Assigned: 11 June 1945 - ATC / Ferry Division - (Bradley AAF)
Assigned: 16 June 1945 - ATSC / 4168th AAFBU (Oklahoma City ATSC) - (South Plains AAF)
Assigned: 17 December 1945 - RFC / Depot 41 - (Kingman AAF) - SOC.
Sold: 9 August 1946 - Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City - Missouri
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- 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: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Aircraft Mechanic, Instructor Pilot for B-24, B-17, B-25, Pilot, Aircraft Commander, Instructor Aircraft Maintenance
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19137922 / O-777634
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42086726
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35866766
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32765852
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RFC Sales & Storage Depot No. 41
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Kingman |
Kingman AAF | 17 December 1945 | Stored |