Hang the Expense II
Aircraft Serial #: 42-39867

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Names: Hang the Expense II, Boeing Belle
Squadron: 351st | Squadron Marking: EP | Tail Marking: E
Squadron 2: 351st | Squadron 2 Marking: EP | Tail Marking 2: Z
Pilot: Frank Valesh
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Aircraft names: Boeing Belle [2.44] (351 EP E -and Z) --- Hang the Expense II [12.43] (351 EP E)
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History
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 22, 1943 | Accepted into inventory |
| September 24, 1943 | Long Beach |
| November 6, 1943 | Grand Island |
| November 10, 1943 | Assigned to UK |
| January 24, 1944 | RFO - Lt. Frank Valesh - 1 POW |
| June 19, 1945 | Returned Zone of the Interior - Bradley |
| June 22, 1945 | South Plains |
| December 13, 1945 | Kingman, Arizona |
| December 13, 1945 | Kingman, Arizona |
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Known Mission List courtesy of Ray Bowden/USAAF Nose Art Research Project
Date Pilot Target Notes
24 Sep 1943 Delivered to Long Beach
6 Oct 1943 Grand Island, Nebraska
11 Nov 1943 Assigned to 349BS, 100BG @ Thorpe Abbotts
30 Dec 1943 F Valesh / Ludwigshaven Category Ac damage - mg fire. Landed @ RAF Lympne
11 Jan 1944 ? Osnabruck Non-sortie - returned early
24 Jan 1944 F Valesh / Frankfurt (recalled) Tail wheel blown off by flak, (TG) POW. Landed @ RAF Eastchurch
15 Mar 1944 Capt H E Keel / Brunswick
18 Mar 1944 J F Massol / Lechfeld
1 Apr 1944 E W Wolf / Ludwigshaven (recalled) Non-sortie - not despatched
9 Apr 1944 R V E Monrad / Krzesinki
10 Apr 1944 R V E Monrad / Rheims
11 Apr 1944 L G Lacy / Rostock 20mm thru right wing tip, bullet hole over (CP) window. One KIA
12 Apr 1944 R V E Monrad / Schkeudiz (recalled) Non-sortie
13 Apr 1944 R V E Monrad / Augsburg Non-sortie - returned early with bomb load due to fuel leak
18 Apr 1944 E W Wolf / Berlin Category AC damage - flak thru plexinose, changed
19 Apr 1944 E W Wolf / Lippstadt Non-sortie - Spare
20 Apr 1944 E W Wolf / Noball @ Marquenville / Flottemanville Aircraft RE-NAMED as "Boeing Belle" from "Hang the Expense"
22 Apr 1944 E W Wolf / Hamm
26 Apr 1944 E W Wolf / Brunswick
28 Apr 1944 E W Wolf / Noball @ Sottevast Jettisoned bomb load
29 Apr 1944 E W Wolf / Berlin Serious damage - right inner wing and main spar
7 May 1944 E W Wolf / Berlin
8 May 1944 E J Simmons / Berlin
11 May 1944 E W Wolf / Liege MYs
12 May 1944 E W Wolf / Brux Category AC damage - hit by door from another a/c
19 May 1944 E W Wolf / Berlin
20 May 1944 R G Roeder / Brussels (abortive) Sortie (??)
31 May 1944 E W Wolf / Osnabruck Non-sortie - Spare
5 Jun 1944 E W Wolf / Boulogne
6 Jun 1944 E W Wolf / Falaise
6 Jun 1944 E W Wolf / Caen
7 Jun 1944 E J Simmons / Nantes
11 Jun 1944 E W Wolf / Berck-sur-Mer
15 Jun 1944 H Dickert / Misburg
20 Jun 1944 E W Wolf / Fallersleben
24 Jun 1944 W L Greiner / Noball @ Grand Couronne Landed @ RAF Woodbridge - hydraulics out. Transferred to 351BS after repairs
6 Jul 1944 E Zapf / Noball @ Crepieul (BT) suffered anoxia
7 Jul 1944 D L Darby / Bohlen Non-sortie - returned early, jettisoned bomb load
8 Jul 1944 D L Darby / Clamcy-Joigny RR bridges Returned early - lost formation (sortie)?
11 Jul 1944 E W Wolf / Munich
13 Jul 1944 Capt N F Smith / Munich
14 Jul 1944 E W Wolf / South France Non-sortie - Returned early - engine trouble
17 Jul 1944 W L Greiner / Ludwigshaven
18 Jul 1944 R A Ricci / Kiel / Hemmingstadt
19 Jul 1944 L G Bennett / Schweinfurt
20 Jul 1944 A J Gallagher / Merseburg Non-sortie - Spare
25 Jul 1944 D L Darby / St Lo (Tcatical)
28 Jul 1944 E W Wolf / Merseburg
29 Jul 1944 E W Wolf / Merseburg
31 Jul 1944 D L Darby / Munich
3 Aug 1944 O C Everitt / Troyes
4 Aug 1944 R L Stevenson /Hamburg
5 Aug 1944 J P Ernst / Magdeburg
7 Aug 1944 D L Darby / Beautor (abortive) Returned early - Sortie(??)
8 Aug 1944 R L Stevenson / St Sylvain
13 Aug 1944 L G Delaney / Nantes-Gassicourt
15 Aug 1944 R L Stevenson /Venlo airfield
25 Aug 1944 R L Stevenson /Politz
26 Aug 1944 C J Hedin / Brest
5 Sep 1944 R L Stevenson / Stuttgart
10 Sep 1944 R L Stevenson / Nurnburg
11 Sep 1944 O E Hopkins / Ruhland
12 Sep 1944 O E Hopkins / Magdeburg
13 Sep 1944 L G Bennett / Sindelfingen
19 Jun 1945 Returned USA to Bradley Field 121 Base Unit
22 Jun 1945 South Plains 4168 Base Unit
11 Dec 1945 Kingman RFC, Arizona SCRAPPED