USAAF 42-95847 Martin B-26B-50-MA Marauder

USAAF serial number S/N: 42-95847 Martin B-26B-50-MA Marauder

1942095847, 42-95847 Martin B-26B-50-MA Marauder Fate: Unit: 391BG575BS Remarks: 391BG575BS The Black Death Group Code:O8-T named: Scrumptious Capt. Breeseman, Disposal: 26th Dec 1944

USAAF serial number S/N: 42-95847 Martin B-26B-50-MA Marauder
Assigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. 108 x combat missions. Severely damaged by fighters, pilot Capt Breeseman, Copilot Lt Curtis and two others severely wounded, controls taken over by Major Hershel S Harkins crashlanded back at base, 23-Dec-44. Plane salvaged 26-Dec-44.
The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95847) nicknamed "Scrumptious" of the 391st Bomb Group. Image via Alvaro Sousa. Written on slide casing: 'Scrumptious, WWII, Swede Olfson'