No.

017

SERIAL NO.:

42-40504

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

GUS'S BUS

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1581

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/02/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/13/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/16/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/21/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/17/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/19/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/26/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/01/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Fenton

FIRST MISSION:

Unknown

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

New Guinea

NO. OF MISSIONS:

28 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

10/20/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Damaged, Crash Landing-Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Fenton, NT, Australia

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

12/16/1943

WHERE REMOVED:

MISS

                    NOTES:    Did not have nose turret