Fs2002 B-26C-15 S/N 41-34938 Big Bird Was From The 12Th Air Force, 319Th Bomb Group 438 Bo

FS2002 B-26C-15 S/N 41-34938 Big Bird was from the 12th Air Force, 319th Bomb Group 438 Bomb Squadron based in Rufisque French West Africa in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. She flew 145 missions between June 1943 and November 1944 in North Africa, Italy and southern France and was the fastest plane in the group. Her first crew was led by Lt. T. C. Rammelkamp but was flown by other crews including Lt. Lawrence E. Stephens. She was shot up badly on her 55th mission and again on her 59th, but remained a lucky ship. Her crew chief was J. Wesley Johnston for her first 120 missions. Flight Simulator Design Studio (FSDS) Model created by W. E. Stephens and Textures by W. E. Stephens, Ph. D. Panel by Rob Clark Pilot figures by for CFS2 and FS2002