ADELAIDE FEVER

Serial No.: 42-41247 Model: B-24D-150-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

064

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-41247

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


ADELAIDE FEVER

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-150-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2324

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

07/10/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

07/19/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

07/21/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

07/25/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Oklahoma City

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

07/23/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

09/24/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Lincoln, NE

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

09/26/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

10/02/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

11/1943

STATION:

Long Strip/Darwin

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

11/17/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Tjepoe, Java

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

52 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

06/30/1944

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Townsville, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

12/04/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

Darwin

 

                    NOTES:    Oklahoma  Nose Installed

 



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: ADELAIDE FEVER
Serial No.: 42-41247
Model: B-24D-150-CO
 

 


 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: ADELAIDE FEVER
Serial No.: 42-41247
Model: B-24D-150-CO

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

35479223

M/Sgt

John W. Jobst

 

35455682

Sgt

William R. Beck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

33018087

Cpl

Earl L. Quigg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

                    Notes:    




MISSION RECORD



 

ADELAIDE FEVER

Serial No.:  42-41247 Model: B-24D-150-CO

 

All Right Side

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 143.


 

 Source:  Joe Dally Collection.


Levandoski Crew

Source:  The Flying Circus, p. 139.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 478.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 479.

 

 

 Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

 

 Source:  Pete Burris Collection.


 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 478.

 

Source:  Unknown.

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/adelaidefever1.htm

 

 

 Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/adelaidefever2.htm

 

Source:  Unknown

 


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