ATOM SMASHER

Serial No.: 42-64045 Model: B-24D-20-CF



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

069

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-64045

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


ATOM SMASHER

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-20-CF

MFR:

Consolidated-Fort Worth

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

294

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

 

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

09/07/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

09/09/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

09/01/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

09/10/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

09/25/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Eglin Field, FL

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

12/21/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

12/24/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

Nose turret

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

04/1944

STATION:

Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

04/07/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

RCM

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

13 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

08/29/1944

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Completion of Mission with 380th, Transferred

WHERE TERMINATED:

Darwin

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

03/07/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

ACC

 

            NOTES:               (1) Initial Mfg Date:  Not recorded at Fort Worth; (2) Radar Ferret; (3) Temporary Assignment; involved in accident, scrapped 12/29/1944, location unknown.  Like the DUCHESS OF PADUCAH, this was a Ferret aircraft.

 



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: ATOM SMASHER
Serial No.: 42-64045
Model: B-24D-20-CF
 

 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: ATOM SMASHER
Serial No.: 42-64045
Model: B-24D-20-CF

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    




MISSION RECORD



 

ATOM SMASHER

Serial No.:  42-64045

Model: B-24D-20-CF

 

Left Side

Source:  Le Evers, via Gary Gray.  Also:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/atomsmasher2.htm

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 149.

 

  

 Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/atomsmasher3.htm

 

Right Side

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 149.

 

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/atomsmasher1.htm

 

Source:  Harry Boller Collection, courtesy of his daughter, Linda Phillips. 
(Email to the 380th  from Bob Tupa and Dan Stockton)

 



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