No.

074

SERIAL NO.:

42-72801

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

BIG ASS BIRD II

MODEL:

B-24D-155-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2371

INITIAL MFG DATE:

07/17/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

07/26/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

07/28/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

07/30/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

07/30/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

08/17/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

09/09/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfeld, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

09/17/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/531/530

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

11/1943

STATION:

Long Strip

FIRST MISSION:

11/09/1943

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

Sourabaja, Java

NO. OF MISSIONS:

29 AU/NG

TERMINATION DATE:

03/19/1944

WHY TERMINATED:

Hit Mountain, Babo Mission

WHERE TERMINATED:

Vogelkopf, New Guinea

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

03/20/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC