Lost Aircraft

Aircraft with a recorded fate, loss date, Missing Air Crew Report number, confirmed loss location, or last known position - the structured version of what's often only mentioned in an aircraft's own story. Most aircraft on this site have none of these recorded yet.

AircraftUnitCauseDateMACRConfirmed crash locationLast known position
112th Seabees (42-24837) 504th Bomb Group Delivered to the USAAF, 6th November 1944; served until scrapped, 4th October 1954 4 Oct 1954
City Of El Paso (42-93974) 39th Bomb Group, 62nd Bomb Squadron Transferred postwar to 98BG 343BS; shot down by anti-aircraft fire near Chongju, Korea, 9th November 1951 9 Nov 1951 Near Chongju, Korea
A.B. Davis High School, Mount Vernon (44-61813) Taking reconnaissance photos over the Yalu River, attacked by MiG-15s, 9 Nov 1950; crashed on final approach to Johnson AFB, killing all but one crew 9 Nov 1950 Johnson AFB, Japan
City Of Pittsburgh (42-24895) 19th Bomb Group Returned to USA and was salvaged, 11th September 1950 11 Sep 1950
Georgia Peach (42-63356) 468th Bomb Group, 793rd Bomb Squadron Declared War Weary, returned to USA 11th December 1944; scrapped at Pyote, Texas, 21st December 1949 21 Dec 1949 Pyote, Texas
Patty Jo (42-31242) 388th Bomb Group, 563rd Bomb Squadron SALVAGED 25 Jul 1946
Ellwood Avenger (42-103644) Unknown Badly damaged in a ground accident at Venice AAB, Florida, 24 March 1945; scrapped at MacDill AAB, Florida, about a year and two months later 24 May 1946 MacDill AAB, Florida
Boeing Belle (42-39867) 100th Bomb Group, 351st Bomb Squadron Survived the war; scrapped at Kingman RFC, Arizona 11 Dec 1945
Duffy's Tuffys (43-38945) 100th Bomb Group, 418th Bomb Squadron Survived the war; scrapped at RFC Kingman, Arizona 6 Dec 1945
Lady Luck (44-6964) 91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron Survived the war; sent to RFC Kingman, Arizona for scrapping 30 Nov 1945
Mississippi Miss (42-102679) 385th Bomb Group, 548th Bomb Squadron Flown back to Bradley Field, USA, 24 June 1945; scrapped, 19 November 1945 19 Nov 1945
Our Gal Sal (42-31767) 100th Bomb Group, 351st Bomb Squadron Survived the war; scrapped at RFC Kingman, Arizona 8 Nov 1945
City Of Virgina Beach (42-65366) 39th Bomb Group, 60th Bomb Squadron Survived hostilities and returned to USA; crashed at Mather AFB, 27th October 1945 27 Oct 1945 Mather AFB
Boomerang - Back Again (44-49504) 308th Bomb Group Surviving hostilities, flown back to USA; salvaged at Walnut Ridge, 21st October 1945 21 Oct 1945
General Ike (42-97061) 91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron Survived the war; transferred to 4168th Base Unit, South Plains 21 Oct 1945
Sure Skin (42-23860) 475th Troop Carrier Group Crashed, 6th September 1945, after takeoff from Tacloban airfield en route to Nelson Field near Manila; pilot Flight Officer Robert Gennette 6 Sep 1945
Round Trip Ticket (44-41538) 22nd Bomb Group, 33rd Bomb Squadron Blew a tyre landing at Motobu airfield, Okinawa, 26 August 1945; ground looped and cracked up carrying 20 passengers, killing one 26 Aug 1945 Motobu airfield, Okinawa
City Of Glendale (42-93912) 330th Group, 459th Squadron F-13A model; crashed at Harmon Field, Guam, 23rd August 1945, during a non-operational training mission 23 Aug 1945 Harmon Field, Guam
Miss Greater City Kansas (41-29648) Unknown Transferred to La Junta, Colorado, 3020 Base Unit; scrapped, 21st July 1945 21 Jul 1945
Milk Wagon (43-37756) 447th Bomb Group, 708th Bomb Squadron Returned to USA 13 Jul 1945
City Of Cedar Rapids Mi (42-93955) 330th Group, 458th Squadron Stalled and went over a cliff attempting to land with #1 engine failure in bad weather, Guam, 22 June 1945; only one survivor 22 Jun 1945 14915 Guam
City Of Osceola (42-93955) 330th Group, 458th Squadron Crashed on Guam, 22 June 1945, while trying to land in bad weather with one engine out 22 Jun 1945 Guam
City Of Providence (42-63567) 19th Bomb Group, 30th Squadron Missing in action after fighter attacks, 10th June 1945, during mission to Nakajima factories north of Tokyo 10 Jun 1945 14614
Little Patches (42-31678) 91st Bomb Group Returned to USA 8 Jun 1945 USA
67th Seabees (42-24809) 505th Group, 482nd Squadron Shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Kobe, Japan, 5th June 1945; six crew captured, two later executed, four died in captivity 5 Jun 1945 14603 Kobe, Japan
City Of Roswell (42-65364) 39th Bomb Group, 61st Bomb Squadron Missing in action, 1st June 1945, after being hit by flak over Osaka 1 Jun 1945 Osaka
City Of Richmond (42-65309) 19th Bomb Group, 93rd Squadron Salvaged, 31st May 1945, after landing accident on Northwest Field, Guam 31 May 1945 Northwest Field, Guam
Apache Princess (43-28152) 345th Bomb Group, 501st Bomb Squadron Reported lost, 27th May 1945, shot down over Mizukami, Formosa 27 May 1945 Mizukami, Formosa
City Of Burlington (42-65304) 19th Bomb Group, 30th Squadron Crashed and destroyed on North Field, Guam, 27th May 1945 27 May 1945 North Field, Guam
Spirit Of Sparks (43-27671) 310th Bomb Group Cracked up on a hard landing during a training flight, 22 May 1945, and salvaged as a result 22 May 1945
Hot Shot Charlie (43-39014) 91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron Forcelanded on continent, abandoned and salvaged 17 May 1945
The Latest Rumor (42-97126) 100th Bomb Group, 351st Bomb Squadron POW ferry -- Undercarriage collapsed, bulldozed clear by tank. SALVAGED 16 May 1945
City Of Hollywood (42-94013) 29th Bomb Group, 6th Bomb Squadron Lost an engine on takeoff from Guam, turned back and crash landed on North Field, Guam, 14 May 1945; 8 killed, 3 survived 14 May 1945 North Field, Guam
Mary Anna (42-65253) 505th Group, 482nd Squadron Badly damaged and ditched, 7th May 1945 7 May 1945
City Of Dallas (42-24883) 19th Bomb Group, 28th Squadron Listed as missing in action, 3rd May 1945; cause and fate of crew unknown 3 May 1945 14356
Reina del Pacifico (43-36020) 345th Bomb Group, 501st Bomb Squadron Reported lost, 28th April 1945, with the crew of 2Lt Milton Esty; hit by flak, exploded on impact with the ground 28 Apr 1945
Double Trouble (42-5565) 422nd Fighter Group Salvaged after a landing accident at Liege, Belgium, 26th April 1945 26 Apr 1945 Liege, Belgium
City Of Jamestown (42-94047) 330th Group, 459th Squadron Ditched off Japan, 24th April 1945, on mission to Tachikawa's Hitachi aircraft plant; 3 POWs 24 Apr 1945
City Of Laramie (42-94047) 330th Group, 459th Squadron Ditched, 24th April 1945 24 Apr 1945
City Of University City (42-94026) 19th Bomb Group, 28th Squadron Ditched off Iwo Jima, 24th April 1945, returning from a mission to Nagoya, Japan 24 Apr 1945 Off Iwo Jima
Skunkface III (44-6568) 91st Bomb Group, 324th Bomb Squadron Missing, 17th April 1945; attacked by Me262 jets 17 Apr 1945
Boots IV (42-37850) 96th Bomb Group Collided with a C-47 after takeoff from Bovingdon on a training flight, 31 March 1945; severed the transport's tail, plummeted to earth, killing all f 31 Mar 1945 Bovingdon
Fiesty Sue (44-14361) 4th Fighter Group, 335th Squadron Missing in action, 21st March 1945, after being hit by anti-aircraft fire while strafing Rheine airfield 21 Mar 1945 Rheine airfield
107th Seabees (42-24797) 505th Bomb Group, 484th Bomb Squadron Missing in action overnight 18/19th March 1945 over Nagoya; Shipp crew rescued by USS Gatling (DD-671) 18 Mar 1945 13694 Nagoya, Japan
Heavenly Body (42-73116) 380th Bomb Group, 528th Bomb Squadron Multiple engine failure, crashed into the sea between Formosa and Luzon; six men killed 14 Mar 1945 Between Formosa and Luzon
Hope-full Devil (42-63482) 505th Bomb Group, 484th Bomb Squadron Ditched 9th March 1945, crew rescued 9 Mar 1945
My Irish Colleen (44-41176) 307th Bomb Group Missing - circumstances in Incl. #1 (not in file) 27 Feb 1945 12788
Prop Wash (43-27517) 12th Bomb Group, 82nd Bomb Squadron Shot down, 26th Feb 1945, flying with 489th Bomb Squadron 26 Feb 1945
Rough Rider (44-14747) 364th Fighter Group, 383rd Fighter Squadron Listed as missing in action, 22nd February 1945, piloted by 1Lt Frederick Ross; claimed by Oblt Hans Dortenmann, 11./JG54 22 Feb 1945
121st Seabees (42-24815) 505th Group, 483rd Squadron Missing in action after colliding in mid-air with 42-24784, 10th February 1945 10 Feb 1945
Employees of Oil-o-Matic (42-8593) 358th Fighter Group, 365th Fighter Squadron Shot down by flak, 3 February 1945, while escorting a raid on Berlin 3 Feb 1945
Borough Of Hellerton (42-8301) Unknown Crash landed near Forestville, 2 Feb 1945 2 Feb 1945 Forestville
Homing De-Vice (42-24785) 500th Bomb Group, 882nd Bomb Squadron Logged as Missing in Action on 23rd January 1945 23 Jan 1945
Hangover Haven II (42-64053) 20th Combat Mapping Squadron No photos - return to Biak. SALVAGED at Biak 16 Jan 1945
Mississippi Mission (42-102677) 390th Bomb Group, 568th Bomb Squadron Lost 14 Jan 1945
Scarsdale Scout (44-19868) 56th Fighter Group, 63rd Squadron Crashed at the 56th Fighter Group's base at Boxted and was destroyed, 14th January 1945 14 Jan 1945 Boxted
29th Seabees (42-24781) 505th Group, 483rd Squadron Engine fire (No. 2), lost a wing and crashed into the sea on training mission; one survivor 5 Jan 1945 16171 Sea, 184 nautical miles from Tinian bearing 327 1/2 degrees and 109 nautical miles from Pagan bearing 74 1/2 degrees (northwest of Tinian Island) In the Sea, northwest of Tinian Island
Sarah Gray (42-102567) 447th Bomb Group, 709th Bomb Squadron Crashed into the ground 400 yards from the runway; no survivors 1 Jan 1945 Rattlesden
Hard t' Get (41-29486) 486th Bomb Group, 834th Bomb Squadron It was salvaged on 31st December 1944. 31 Dec 1944
Betts (42-100904) 440th Troop Carrier Group During the Battle of the Bulge, hit by ground fire, burst into flames and crashed, 27th December 1944 27 Dec 1944 Near Bastogne

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