ANGEL IN DE SKIES

Serial No.: 42-73464 Model: B-24J-45-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

105

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-73464

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


ANGEL IN DE SKIES

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-45-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

3034

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

10/16/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

10/22/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

 

MOD CENTER DATE:

10/31/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

10/29/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

10/19/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Toepka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

01/09/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

01/12/1944

DESTINATION:

 

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

01/11/1943

STATION:

Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

02/15/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Halong

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

68 AU/NG + 42 PH = 110

TERMINATION DATE:

05/12/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Abandoned, Out of Gas

WHERE TERMINATED:

Murtha Field, Mindoro, Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

08/01/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

 

            NOTES:    No shakedown or check flights recorded for this plane; RAAF, RCM Receiver Installed

 

 

 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: ANGEL IN DE SKIES
Serial No.: 42-73464
Model: B-24J-45-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: ANGEL IN DE SKIES
Serial No.: 42-73464
Model: B-24J-45-CO

 


 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

37184555

M/Sgt

Robert J. Henderson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    

 

 


MISSION RECORD
 

ANGEL IN DE SKIES

Serial No.:  42-73464 Model: B-24J-45-CO

 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

  

 

Original Nose Art - OD

 Source:  Glenn Horton Collection.

 

 

Revised Version - OD

 Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 137.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 223.


 

Totally Revised Nose Art
After Stripping Paint
NMF

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 137; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 489.

 

 

 

 D'Alessandro Crew

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 160.

  

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 90.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 355.

 

 

Left Side - NMF

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 440.

 

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