THE DUCHESS OF PADUCAH

Serial No.: 42-63991

Model: B-24D-20-CF

DATA SHEET
 

No.

068

SERIAL NO.:

42-63991

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

THE DUCHESS OF PADUCAH

MODEL:

B-24D-20-CF

MFR:

Consolidated-Fort Worth

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

240

INITIAL MFG DATE:

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

08/16/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

08/20/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

08/31/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

08/21/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

STAGING PLACE:

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

12/22/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

12/27/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

Nose turret

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Townsville

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

DATE:

01/19/1944, 5th AF

STATION:

Fenton

FIRST MISSION:

05/19/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

RCM

NO. OF MISSIONS:

30 AU/NG

TERMINATION DATE:

05/31/1945

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged, 05/31/1945

WHERE TERMINATED:

Biak Island, New Guinea

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

05/31/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

SOB

 

NOTES:               (1) Initial Mfg Date:  Not recorded at Fort Worth

                          (2) Ferret Ship.  This was a specially modified aircraft for detecting, stratifying, and locating enemy radar installations.  They were called "Ferrets."  Some of our other aircraft carried RCM (radar countermeasures) sets, but not to the capability of these special systems.