FLAK FLED FLAPPER

Serial No.: 44-40434 Model: B-24J-160-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

132

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-40434

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


FLAK FLED FLAPPER

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-160-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

4370

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/23/1944

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/30/1944

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

04/01/1944

MOD CENTER DATE:

04/06/1945

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

04/04/1944

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

05/07/1944

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

05/19/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/23/1944

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

06/1944

STATION:

Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

06/22/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Liang, Amboinia Island

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

36 AU + 42 PH = 78

TERMINATION DATE:

09/28/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Biak Island, New Guinea

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

10/11/1946

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

  

                NOTES:          


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: FLAK FLED FLAPPER
Serial No.: 44-40434
Model: B-24J-160-CO
 

 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: FLAK FLED FLAPPER
Serial No.: 44-40434
Model: B-24J-160-CO


 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

34231057

M/Sgt

Emile V. Gaudet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:    

 


MISSION RECORD
 

FLAK FLED FLAPPER

Serial No.:  44-40434 Model: B-24J-160-CO

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 118; Horton, Best in the Southwest.

George Grover tells us that the "Flapper" was a real person -- her name was Helene Chilton; she was an entertainer at Earl Carrol's nightclub in Hollywood.  Joe Synar (Acft Cmdr, Synar's Crew (18)) with several others went to Earl Carrol's; her picture was on the menu; they met her, and Joe took the menu with him to the SW Pacific area, where the artist (Dick Ebberson) drew her from the menu picture. A chaplain suggested there where no decorations on her so Joe had Dick put on two strings of beads!

 

Source:  George Stevenson Collection.

 

 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

  

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 326.


 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 261.

 


Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 138.

  

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 104.

  

 

Correction to above picture caption from George Grover (October 2005) :
 Paul Russell was Top Turret Gunner, Larry May Nose Turret Gunner;
when Russell left the crew, May moved to Top, Grover moved from tail to nose.

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 160; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 249.

 

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/flakfledflapper1.htm

 

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/flakfledflapper2.htm

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 436.

 

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