The Planes of the 505 Bomb Group
My goal is to identify as many of the 505 planes as I can .On this first page I have all 482 planes as listed by Wendel Van Syoc Eq Officer of the 482
The Original 15 505 , 482 Planes
42-65253 {V 6} Ditched 5-7-45
42-63508 Peachy
{ V 9 } Lost 5-26-45 APC Robert Haver
42-63517 Pokahuntas Princess Pokey
{ V 14 } Lost 4-13-45 APC John Kretzer
42-63525 Bainbridge Bell
{ V 12 } Crash landed 4-15-45 APC Ralph Jorgensen
42-63513 Ramp Queen {V 7 } Trans. to Saipan 1-45 APC Ed Fitch
42-24764 Pacific Playboys { V 1 } Trans to U.S. 8-26-45 APC Keneth Powell
42-24778 Dragon Lady {V 8 } Trans. to U.S. 8-11-45 APC William Wood later Ellery Harper
42-24787 The Wolf Pack { V 4 } Lost 2-10-45 APC LL Robinson
42-24793 Country Gentlemen { V 10 } Diched 5-14-45 APC Carey Kilgore later Ed Kelly
42-24794 Little Princess { V 5 } Trans. to the 73 Wing 1-45 APC Robert Fink later Buel Higgins
42-24802 Purple Shaft{ V 2 } aka Black Cat 13 th Trans. to U.S.APC W. Aylesworth
42-24809
42-24848 Miss Rosemary { V 13 } Trans. to Saipan APC Gerald Braden
42-24850 Bad Medicine { V 15 } Trans.to U.S.11-28-45 APC Loren Cook
42-93878 Trans to Saipan
Replacement Planes of the 482
44-69664 {V 5} Trans to Guam 4-28-45 salvaged 6-22-45
42-93890 {V 4} Crashed on T.O. 8-8-45
42-93912 F-13 model returned to Guam 5-45
42-65334 {V 7} Washed out on Iwo 5-45
759 (V 11} Trans. to 483 Sq. 4-45
42-24904 {V 51} Trans. to 58 Wg 5-45
42-93997 {V 11} Trans to Guam 2-4-46
42-24898 {V 50} Ret. to the 58 Wg 5-45
44-69999 {V 12}
44-69941 {V 13} Crashed on T.O. 8-17-45
44-70005 The Herd of Bald Goats {V 14} Crew bailed out near Saipan 11-5-45
44-69900 {V 5} Crew bailed out Iwo Jima 5-14-45
44-69964 {V 6} Lost 5-26-45
44-69809 {V 17} Lost
42-24860 {V 10} Trans to 58 Wg 7-27-45
44-70078 {V 5} Trans. to 483 Sq. 12-45
44-70111 {V 6} Trans. to 504 Gp 6-21-45
44-70115 {V 9}
44-61563 {V 7}
44-61561 {V 3} Trans to 484 Sq.12-45
44-70133 {V 6}
44-61664 {V 18}
44-87667 Bad Medicine #2 aka "W19" {V 19}
44-61715 {V 16}
44-61788 {V 10} Trans to Guam 2-4-46
Last modified 11-16-00
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