Aircraft Lost
Between December 1943 and May 1945, the 449th Bomb Group lost 129 aircraft to all causes. Of those losses, 111 were combat losses. A summary of the lost and missing aircraft is provided below. The aircraft losses are presented in chronological order. The information presented consists of the aircraft name, aircraft serial number, squadron number, the pilot at time of loss and the target for the day. Links to the Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) number or accident report are provided where applicable.
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Name | Serial Number | Squadron | Date of Loss | MACR | Target | Pilot |
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Pudgy II | 42-7747 | 719 | 12/8/1943 | N/A | Ferry accident | Councill |
Hassan The Assassin | 41-29237 | 719 | 12/12/1943 | N/A | Ferry accident | Zimmerman |
Betty Ann | 41-29215 | 719 | 12/15/1943 | N/A | Ferry accident | Hays/Thieme |
White Fang | 41-28606 | 718 | 1/14/1944 | 2070 | Mostar | Pickard |
Dumbo | 42-7741 | 716 | 1/14/1944 | Acc. Report | Mostar | Kendall, R.W. |
Supermouse | 41-28594 | 719 | 1/15/1944 | 2397 | Prato | Frones |
Juanita | 42-52126 | 719 | 1/16/1944 | 2325 | Osoppo | Woltkamp |
Betty Jean | 41-28625 | 719 | 1/19/1944 | 2326 | Perugia | Phillips |
Sinner's Dream | 41-28605 | 718 | 1/30/1944 | 2404 | Udine | Chandler |
Maui Maid | 41-28623 | 719 | 1/30/1944 | N/A | Udine | Thieme |
N/A | 41-29217 | 718 | 1/30/1944 | 2711 | Udine | Kendall, Ben |
N/A | 42-7730 | 718 | 1/30/1944 | 2479 | Udine | Wheeler |
Lurchin Urchin #1 | 41-29223 | 717 | 1/31/1944 | 2403 | Aviano | Alkire |
Brady's Gang | 42-7769 | 716 | 1/31/1944 | 2300 | Aviano | Brady |
Los Lobos | 42-7761 | 719 | 2/8/1944 | N/A | Prato | Zimmerman |
The Wise Virgin | 41-28616 | 716 | 2/22/1944 | N/A | Regensburg | Kinerd |
Dragon Lady #1 | 42-52134 | 717 | 2/22/1944 | N/A | Regensburg | Morton |
Pistol Packin' Mama | 42-52146 | 716 | 2/22/1944 | 2712 | Regensburg | Bird |
Stinky The B.T.O. | 42-64462 | 716 | 2/22/1944 | 2636 | Regensburg | Browning |
Ramp Tramp | 42-7700 | 716 | 2/22/1944 | 2613 | Regensburg | Moore |
Guardian Angel | 42-7715 | 719 | 2/22/1944 | 3174 | Regensburg | Woodle |
Temptress, The | 42-52107 | 717 | 2/23/1944 | N/A | Steyr | Jeutter |
Sleepy Time Gal | 42-7745 | 718 | 2/23/1944 | 2685 | Steyr | Wingfield |
Shack? Wolf! | 41-29194 | 716 | 2/25/1944 | 2617 | Regensburg | Knapp |
Sophisticated Lady | 41-29214 | 716 | 2/25/1944 | 2695 | Regensburg | Bradley |
N/A | 42-7727 | 716 | 2/25/1944 | 3203 | Regensburg | Forbes |
Lurchin Urchin #2 | 42-52092 | 717 | 3/2/1944 | 3168 | Cisterna | Kury |
Thunder Bay Babe | 42-7623 | 717 | 3/24/1944 | 3469 | Steyr | Ridgway |
Everybody's Baby | 42-7756 | 718 | 3/25/1944 | N/A | N/A | Stewart |
Holy Joe #1 | 41-29225 | 717 | 3/29/1944 | Acc. Report | Bolzano | Ivers |
Sunshine | 42-52106 | 719 | 3/29/1944 | 3715 | Bolzano | Hemphill |
Peerless Clipper | 41-29216 | 717 | 4/2/1944 | 4024 | Steyr | Kury |
Miss Behavin | 42-52086 | 717 | 4/2/1944 | 4025 | Steyr | Fetting/Geminder |
Superstitious Al-O-Ysius | 42-52136 | 717 | 4/2/1944 | 3995 | Steyr | Starr |
Ye Olde Rugged Curse | 42-7762 | 718 | 4/2/1944 | N/A | Steyr | Rasbach |
Reluctant Liz | 41-28596 | 717 | 4/4/1944 | 3701 | Bucharest | Bontly |
N/A | 41-28655 | 719 | 4/4/1944 | 3978 | Bucharest | Thieme |
Dixie Belle | 41-29193 | 719 | 4/4/1944 | 4205 | Bucharest | Kendall, R.W. |
Born To Lose | 41-29258 | 719 | 4/4/1944 | 3702 | Bucharest | McCormick |
Consolidated Mess | 42-52159 | 719 | 4/4/1944 | 3879 | Bucharest | Polink |
Miasis Dragon | 42-52172 | 717 | 4/4/1944 | 3699 | Bucharest | Tyler |
Paper Doll | 42-7691 | 719 | 4/4/1944 | 3703 | Bucharest | Garrison |
Pugnacious Peggy | 42-52269 | 716 | 4/7/1944 | 3979 | Mestre | Bell |
Dragon Lady #2 | 41-28647 | 719 | 4/12/1944 | 4030 | Weiner-Neustadt | Olson |
Blind Date | 41-29243 | 716 | 4/12/1944 | 4034 | Weiner-Neustadt | Beam |
Shasta Shack | 42-64348 | 719 | 4/12/1944 | 4038 | Weiner-Neustadt | Heinbuch |
Nancy Jane #1 | 41-28833 | 719 | 4/13/1944 | 4096 | Budapest | Rustad |
Pistol Packin' Mamma | 41-28597 | 718 | 4/16/1944 | 4385 | Brasov | Rogers |
Holy Joe #2 | 42-50282 | 717 | 4/16/1944 | 4042 | Brasov | Minor |
Hells-A-Poppin | 42-52166 | 718 | 4/16/1944 | 4039 | Brasov | Temchulla |
Slick Chick | 42-52165 | 716 | 4/23/1944 | 4199 | Vienna | Roberts |
Queen Bee | 42-64461 | 718 | 4/23/1944 | 4200 | Vienna | Rouse |
Troop Sleeper | 41-29512 | 716 | 5/5/1944 | 4667 | Ploesti | White |
Bonnie's Boys | 42-50307 | 719 | 5/5/1944 | 4608 | Ploesti | Armstrong |
Big Noise From Kentucky | 42-52149 | 718 | 5/5/1944 | 4661 | Ploesti | Harper |
Miss Bea Haven | 42-64394 | 717 | 5/5/1944 | 4665 | Ploesti | Jacobson |
Shack Happy | 42-7744 | 717 | 5/5/1944 | 4714 | Ploesti | Morton |
Veni, Vidi, Vici | 42-52150 | 718 | 5/17/1944 | 5052 | Orbetello | Silvers |
Old Ironsides | 42-52170 | 717 | 5/18/1944 | 5060 | Belgrade | McInvale |
Kayo #1 | 42-99849 | 717 | 5/20/1944 | Acc. Report | Ferry | Brown |
Shamrock | 42-52243 | 716 | 5/24/1944 | 5370 | Weiner-Neustadt | Foote |
High Life | 41-28972 | 718 | 5/26/1944 | 5435 | Nice | Warner |
Two Ton Tessie | 42-52117 | 719 | 5/29/1944 | 5461 | Weiner-Neustadt | Fergus |
Suzan Jane | 42-52396 | 717 | 5/29/1944 | 5458 | Weiner-Neustadt | Henggeler |
N/A | 42-78249 | 716 | 6/1/1944 | N/A | N/A | Nold, William H |
Ghost O' The Omar | 42-52140 | 716 | 6/9/1944 | 6314 | Porto Marghera | Collins |
Fickle Finger | 42-52550 | 716 | 6/9/1944 | 6313 | Porto Marghera | Weeks/Rierson |
N/A | 42-78294 | 716 | 6/11/1944 | 6021 | Constanta | Gudger |
Gidi Gidi Boom Boom | 41-28846 | 717 | 6/24/1944 | 6403 | Ploesti | Anderson |
Miss Lee | 42-7737 | 716 | 6/26/1944 | 6443, Acc. Report | Vienna | Sullivan |
Woods Chopper | 42-7750 | 718 | 7/2/1944 | N/A | Budapest | Kirkland |
Queen Of Hearts | 42-64367 | 716 | 7/5/1944 | N/A | Toulon | Haywood |
Lil Jo Toddy | 42-99856 | 717 | 7/6/1944 | N/A | Latisana | Ross |
Th' Inhoomin Critter | 42-78341 | 718 | 7/9/1944 | 7011 | Ploesti | Driggers |
N/A | 42-78366 | 716 | 7/9/1944 | N/A | Ploesti | Westbrook |
Our Baby | 41-29428 | 719 | 7/14/1944 | 6823 | Budapest | Geisert |
Peerless Clipper #2 | 42-64354 | 717 | 7/15/1944 | 7056 | Ploesti | Scroggs, J.E. |
N/A | 44-40265 | 717 | 7/15/1944 | 7100 | Ploesti | Blanton |
Heavenly Body, The | 42-7708 | 716 | 7/17/1944 | Acc. Report | Pilot Check | Bolt |
N/A | 42-94887 | 716 | 7/22/1944 | 6968 | Ploesti | Rye |
Hoppy | 41-28600 | 718 | 7/26/1944 | 7340 | Graz | Stewart/Bills |
Daisy Mae | 42-7726 | 718 | 8/1/1944 | N/A | N/A | (none) |
Lil Jo Toddy (#2) | 42-78422 | 717 | 8/1/1944 | N/A | N/A | Vincent E Gaudy |
Patches | 42-52155 | 719 | 8/6/1944 | N/A | N/A | Mahoney |
Skipper | 42-78172 | 719 | 8/10/1944 | Acc. Report | N/A | Crossley |
Brass Monkey | 41-28986 | 717 | 8/11/1944 | Acc. Report | N/A | Edward M Kolek |
Cinnsy's Margie | 42-7723 | 717 | 8/12/1944 | N/A | Toulon | Miller |
N/A | 42-95297 | 718 | 8/15/1944 | Acc. Report | Southern France | Betzen/Allen |
Hot To Go | 41-29003 | 719 | 8/17/1944 | N/A | Ploesti | Mellor |
Our Gal Sal | 42-78604 | 719 | 8/18/1944 | N/A | Ploesti | Watson |
N/A | 44-41061 | 716 | 8/18/1944 | 7680 | Ploesti | McDowell |
N/A | 41-29460 | 716 | 8/26/1944 | 8334 | Giugiu | Rye/Murphy |
N/A | 44-41067 | 716 | 8/27/1944 | 8251 | Ferrara | Weiss |
Easy Queen | 42-95269 | 716 | 8/29/1944 | 8331 | Ferrara | Bryan/Bolt |
N/A | 42-78372 | 717 | 10/7/1944 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A | 42-52434 | 718 | 10/9/1944 | Acc. Report | N/A | Defoe |
Nancy Jane #2 | 41-28866 | 719 | 10/13/1944 | 9317 | Vienna | Mealey |
Peepy | 41-29590 | 718 | 10/13/1944 | 13505 | Vienna | Blaney |
N/A | 42-51950 | 719 | 10/13/1944 | N/A | Vienna | Mugler |
Ole Faithful | 42-64388 | 717 | 10/13/1944 | 9216 | Vienna | Fiordaliso |
Sweet and Lovely | 42-51757 | 719 | 10/17/1944 | N/A | Vienna | Witt |
Spirit Of Plainfield, NJ | 42-51763 | 719 | 10/17/1944 | 9318 | Vienna | Nelson |
Miss Judy | 42-51639 | 718 | 11/8/1944 | 9714 | Sjenica | Mason |
Princess Helen | 42-78479 | 716 | 11/16/1944 | 9896 | Sjenica | Austin |
Classy Chassy | 42-52157 | 717 | 11/22/1944 | 10044 | Ferrara | Ludtke |
N/A | 44-10570 | 717 | 11/23/1944 | N/A | Brod | Ball |
Twinkletoes | 42-95314 | 716 | 12/4/1944 | Acc. Report | N/A | Willard |
The Buzzer | 41-29307 | 719 | 12/9/1944 | 10576 | Ferry | Caldwell |
Silver Babe | 44-40331 | 716 | 12/11/1944 | 10389 | Moosbierbaum | Marrone |
Racy Tomato | 42-78266 | 718 | 12/25/1944 | 10915 | Innsbruck | Orchard |
Fearless Fosdick | 42-51375 | 716 | 12/27/1944 | 10743 | Brenner Pass | Dalrymple |
Lady In The Dark | 42-95286 | 716 | 12/28/1944 | 10891 | Brenner Pass | Wilding |
Gremlins Delight | 42-64389 | 719 | 12/29/1944 | 10913 | Brenner Pass | Blakely |
Draggin Waggin | 42-99770 | 716 | 1/8/1945 | N/A | Linz | Bivins |
N/A | 42-100434 | 719 | 1/19/1945 | N/A | N/A | Todd |
N/A | 42-51553 | 716 | 2/7/1945 | N/A | Moosbierbaum | McGrath |
Collapsible Susie | 42-94879 | 719 | 2/7/1945 | N/A | N/A | Charles K Howell |
Sleepy Time Gal #2 | 42-95271 | 719 | 2/7/1945 | 12072 | Moosbierbaum | Thrailkill |
N/A | 42-51576 | 716 | 2/16/1945 | N/A | Hall M/Y Austria | Rossi |
Instable | 42-78195 | 717 | 2/19/1945 | 12452 | Vienna | DePuy |
Lil Butch | 42-64363 | 718 | 2/22/1945 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A | 42-51642 | 716 | 2/28/1945 | 12511 | Iscaro | Hanson |
Wild Honey | 42-52682 | 717 | 2/28/1945 | N/A | Iscaro | Blair |
N/A | 44-41218 | 716 | 3/1/1945 | 12745 | Moosbierbaum | Farrington |
N/A | 41-28902 | 717 | 3/22/1945 | 13273 | Spittal | Conway |
Double Trouble | 42-50742 | 717 | 3/22/1945 | 13262 | Spittal | Wykel |
N/A | 42-51526 | 716 | 3/31/1945 | 13486 | Linz | McGrath |
N/A | 44-50765 | 718 | 4/8/1945 | N/A | Vipiteno | Ellis |
N/A | 42-51477 | 716 | 4/17/1945 | N/A | Bologna | Parkins |
Name | Serial Number | Squadron | Date of Loss | MACR | Target | Pilot |