No.

060

SERIAL NO.:

42-41239

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

BLACK VELVET

MODEL:

B-24D-150-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2316

INITIAL MFG DATE:

07/09/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

07/17/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

07/20/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

07/23/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson/Tinker

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

07/21/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

09/24/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Lincoln, NE

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

10/12/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

10/18/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

11/1943

STATION:

Long Strip

FIRST MISSION:

11/29/1943

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

Manokwari

NO. OF MISSIONS:

34 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

05/02/1944

WHY TERMINATED:

Crash Landing

WHERE TERMINATED:

Darwin, NT, Australia

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

05/04/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC