FASCINATING BITCH / BATTLE WEARY

Serial No.: 42-41243 Model: B-24D-150-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

063

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-41243

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

FASCINATING BITCH / BATTLE WEARY

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-150-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2320

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

07/09/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

07/19/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

07/22/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

07/25/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Oklahoma City

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

07/23/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

09/28/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Herington, KS

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

10/03/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

10/08/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

11/23/1943

STATION:

Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

11/24/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Kaoe Bay, Halmahera

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

61 AU/NG

TERMINATION DATE:

02/08/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Darwin, Australia, 02/08/1945

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

05/14/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

 

            NOTES:               Oklahoma nose installed; fitted with tri-metrogon cameras

 



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: FASCINATING BITCH / BATTLE WEARY
Serial No.: 42-41243
Model: B-24D-150-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: FASCINATING BITCH / BATTLE WEARY
Serial No.: 42-41243
Model: B-24D-150-CO

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

18063661

M/Sgt

Jack B. Terry

 

34231067

M/Sgt

Edward V. Gaudet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

37184712

Cpl

Edward G. McDonald

 

31144495

Cpl

Abraham (NMI) Phillips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

                    Notes:    

 

 



MISSION RECORD



 

FASCINATING BITCH / BATTLE WEARY

Serial No.:  42-41243 Model: B-24D-150-CO

 

No pictures of the FASCINATING BITCH noseart are available to our knowledge.

 

All Right Side

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 188.

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 136.

 

 

 Source:  Gossard/Frye Videotape.

 

 Source:  Gossard/Frye Videotape.

 

 

Benbow Crew

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 161; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 187.


Source:  Flying Circus, p. 134.


Source:  Joe Dally Collection.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 484.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 484.


Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/battleweary1.htm


Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

 

 Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/battleweary3.htm

 


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