"DAUNTLESS DOTTIE" / DAUNTLESS DOTTIE/
DAUNTLESS "DOTTIE"

Serial No.:  42-40495 Model: B-24D-65-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

 

No.

012

 

 

 


"DAUNTLESS DOTTIE" /


SERIAL NO.:


42-40495

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

DAUNTLESS DOTTIE / DAUNTLESS "DOTTIE"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1572

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

02/27/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/11/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/15/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/20/194 3

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/16/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/08/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/26/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/01/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528/530

ASSIGNMENT

Initial Deployment, To 530

 

 

   DATE:

11/15/1943

STATION:

Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

05/30/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Malang A/D, Java

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

58 AU/NG + 1 PH = 59

TERMINATION DATE:

05/20/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Mindoro

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

05/20/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Biak

 

                    NOTES:               



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "DAUNTLESS DOTTIE" / DAUNTLESS DOTTIE / DAUNTLESS "DOTTIE"
Serial No.: 42-40495
Model: B-24D-65-CO
 


 


MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "DAUNTLESS DOTTIE" / DAUNTLESS DOTTIE / DAUNTLESS "DOTTIE"
Serial No.: 42-40495
Model: B-24D-65-CO

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

18052737

M/Sgt

McElroy D. Jefferson (528)

 

19077700

M/Sgt

Louis W. Pellegrini (530)

 

39606404

Sgt

Theodore E. Holmquist (528)

 

 

 

 

  

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        Notes:    




MISSION RECORD



 

"DAUNTLESS DOTTIE" / DAUNTLESS DOTTIE" / DAUNTLESS "DOTTIE"

Serial No.:  42-40495 Model: B-24D-65-CO

    Notes: Nose turret installation possible, 11/14/1943 - 03/02/1944
    On Initial Deployment, DAUNTLESS DOTTIE had RCM Ferret Set

  

First Nose Art
Left Side Only - OD

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 148; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 27.

 

Source:  Joe Dally Collection.


Source:  Daniel L. Stockton, http://www.b24bestweb.com/dauntlessdottie1.htm

 

First Nose Art
Right Side  - OD

 

William Shek Crew -

William Shek flew Dottie from the States to Australia when it was deployed in early 1943; he named the aircraft after his wife.

Source:  William Shek Jr.

 

William Shek Crew

Source:  William Shek Jr.

 

http://www.b24bestweb.com/dauntlessdottie2.htm

 

 

 

Second Nose Art
Right Side  - NMF

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 439.


Source:  Daniel L. Stockton, http://www.b24bestweb.com/dauntlessdottie2.htm

 

Source:  Marvin "Pete" Burris Collection

 

 

Source:   Unknown

 

Other Right Side Views

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 55.

 

Source: Dr. Gossard's film/videotape (with credit to Tim Frye, Purdue University, for converting video to still photo).

 


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