80 DAYS MAJOR

Serial No.: 42-40508 Model: B-24D-65-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

020

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-40508

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


80 DAYS MAJOR

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1585

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/02/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/13/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/18/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/24/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/20/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/13/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/23/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

04/29/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

Unknown

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

New Guinea

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

15 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

09/23/1943

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Transferred to RAAF for Spares (03/28/1944)

WHERE TERMINATED:

Fenton, NT, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

03/28/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

Fenton

 

                NOTES:    Given extra flight check on 03/18/1943, acceptance & delivery out of sequence; Horton says damaged in C/L 08/16/1943, repaired and sent RAAF on 09/23/1943
 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: 80 DAYS MAJOR
Serial No.: 42-40508
Model: B-24D-65-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: 80 DAYS MAJOR
Serial No.: 42-40508
Model: B-24D-65-CO


 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

19056129

M/Sgt

Max V. Helman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

34269228

Sgt

Emory B. Manor

 

13042650

Cpl

DeForest W. Pepper, Jr.

 

37099849

Sgt

Lester R. Brook

 

 

 

 

                        

                        Notes:    

 


MISSION RECORD
 

80 DAYS MAJOR

Serial No.:  42-40508 Model: B-24D-65-CO


Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 149; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 100.


Source:  Livingstone, Under the Southern Cross, p. 95

 

 

Source:  Livingstone, Under the Southern Cross, p. 128.


Source:  Livingstone, Under the Southern Cross, p. 128.

 

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