DOODLEBUG

DOODLEBUG

Serial No.: 42-73117 Model: B-24J-15-CO

Aircraft Record Card

Maintenance Crew

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DATA SHEET

No.

085

SERIAL NO.:

42-73117

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

DOODLEBUG

MODEL:

B-24J-15-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2687

INITIAL MFG DATE:

09/01/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

09/08/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

09/11/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

09/20/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

09/14/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

10/01/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Herington, KS

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

10/08/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

10/14/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/531

ASSIGNMENT

DATE:

STATION:

Long Strip

FIRST MISSION:

12/17/1943

WHERE (1^STMISSION):

Selaru, Utoram

NO. OF MISSIONS:

4 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

01/19/1944

WHY TERMINATED:

Ditched After Fighter Damage

WHERE TERMINATED:

Seroea Island, Banda Sea

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

04/03/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

NOTES:

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

Nose Art: DOODLEBUG

Serial No.: 42-73117

Model: B-24J-15-CO

MAINTENANCE CREW

Nose Art: DOODLEBUG

Serial No.: 42-73117

Model: B-24J-15-CO

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

35276007

M/Sgt

William W. Baker

	SSN	Rank	Name
Mechanic(s):			Not Available in Current Records

Notes:

MISSION RECORD

DOODLEBUG

Serial No.: 42-73117

Model: B-24J-15-CO

Left Side

Source: Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 148; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 155.

Right Side

Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 161.

Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest.

Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 140.

Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 162.

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