No.

005

SERIAL NO.:

42-40393

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

BLACK MAGIC

MODEL:

B-24D-55-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1470

INITIAL MFG DATE:

02/05/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

02/17/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

02/23/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/06/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Fort Worth

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

02/24/1943

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:

06/03/1943

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

Lautem, Timor

NO. OF MISSIONS:

1 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

06/30/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Destroyed, Air Raid

WHERE TERMINATED:

Fenton, NT, Australia

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

No ARC

WHERE REMOVED:

No ARC