No.

004

SERIAL NO.:

42-40387

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART:

BEAUTIFUL BETSY

MODEL:

B-24D-53-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1464

INITIAL MFG DATE:

02/04/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

02/16/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

02/20/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/06/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Fort Worth

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

02/23/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

No ARC

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/15/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

No ARC

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Fenton

FIRST MISSION:

06/11/1943

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

Koepang, Timor

NO. OF MISSIONS:

22  AU

TERMINATION DATE:

02/26/1945

WHY TERMINATED:

Crash near Biloela in Queensland (26 Feb 1945), Wreck not found until July 1994

WHERE TERMINATED:

Queensland

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

No ARC

WHERE REMOVED:

No ARC