42-40974
Had Lt. Stamos and crew not run into maintenance difficulties they would have departed Lands End, England for North Africa (1) on the 20th of July 1943 (instead of departing on the 4th of August). If they had departed on the 20th, they would have been flying B-24 42-40974. This ship later went down on the 22nd of December 1943. At the time of its lost the ship was assigned to the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group(2).
1. Will Lundy and I do NOT have documentation showing the reason for or ultimate intended destination of the Stamos crew. It seems logical, however, that the crew was destine for a 9th Army Air Force base in North Africa. As the majority of the 2nd Air Division was actively engaged in raids against Itlay at the time (Ploesti would occur on the 1st of August).
2. The 93rd was one of several groups to participate in the Ploesti raid. I am currently hunting down a copy of the Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) for this ship (42-40974).
1. Will Lundy and I do NOT have documentation showing the reason for or ultimate intended destination of the Stamos crew. It seems logical, however, that the crew was destine for a 9th Army Air Force base in North Africa. As the majority of the 2nd Air Division was actively engaged in raids against Itlay at the time (Ploesti would occur on the 1st of August).
2. The 93rd was one of several groups to participate in the Ploesti raid. I am currently hunting down a copy of the Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) for this ship (42-40974).
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