No.

019

SERIAL NO.:

42-40507

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

ESMERALDA II

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1584

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/02/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/13/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/17/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/21/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/18/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/14/1943

STAGING PLACE:

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/29/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/19/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529/531

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Manbulloo

FIRST MISSION:

06/11/1943

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

Koepang, Timor

NO. OF MISSIONS:

7 AU/NG

TERMINATION DATE:

07/10/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Shot Down

WHERE TERMINATED:

Babo, New Guinea

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

07/23/1943

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC