No.

049

SERIAL NO.:

42-41125

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

GUS'S BUS II

MODEL:

B-24D-135-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2202

INITIAL MFG DATE:

06/22/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

06/30/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

07/02/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

07/28/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Oklahoma City

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

07/03/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

09/17/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Lincoln, NE

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

09/21/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

09/27/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

11/1943

STATION:

Fenton

FIRST MISSION:

11/09/1943

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

Sourabaja, Java

NO. OF MISSIONS:

67 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

10/11/1944

WHY TERMINATED:

Take-off Crash at Darwin Airield (11 Oct 1944) , Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Darwin

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

10/11/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC