| Name - LONELY HEART |
| Remarks - It lost the nose in a collision with Col. Smith’s
P47, but was fixed and flew again. |
| Mission Number - |
| Disposition - This aircraft was reported as Returned to the
Zone of the Interior 12 June 1945. |
| MM/DD/YY - 6/12/45 |
| Weekday - Tuesday - June 12, 1945 |
| Annecdote - Col Wallace, flying LONELY HEART on a training mission,
was hit by Col Smith flying LITTLE PETE on 22 Aug 44. The nose gunner was
killed. LONELY HEART was flown to 3 SAD Watton on 23 Aug 44 and had a
new nose grafted on. |
| Specially Equipped - |
| Pedigree - This ship flew previously with the 791st BS. |
| Repairs - new nose grafted on at 3 SAD |
| Paint Job - This aircraft had a Natural Metal Finish. |
| Complete Reference - B-24H-25-FO (42-95224) |
| Combined Descriptors - This aircraft had a Natural Metal Finish.
This aircraft was listed with the 790BS. It lost the nose in a collision
with Col. Smith’s P47, but was fixed and flew again. This aircraft was
reported as Returned to the Zone of the Interior 12 June 1945. Col Wallace,
flying LONELY HEART on a training mission, was hit by Col Smith flying
LITTLE PETE on 22 Aug 44. The nose gunner was killed. LONELY HEART was
flown to 3 SAD Watton on 23 Aug 44 and had a new nose grafted on.
This ship flew previously with the 791st BS. new nose grafted on at 3 SAD |