I'LL BE SEEING YOU

Serial No.: 44-40923 Model: B-24J-185-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

 

No.

137

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-40923

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


I'LL BE SEEING YOU

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-185-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

4859

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

05/20/1944

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

05/26/1944

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

05/29/1944

MOD CENTER DATE:

06/05/1944

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

06/03/1944

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

06/16/1944

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

06/27/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

06/30/1944

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

08/10/1944

STATION:

Darwin

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

08/12/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Amahai

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

25 AU + 46 PH = 71

TERMINATION DATE:

10/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

Kingman, AZ

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

10/28/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Kingman

 

        NOTES:               This aircraft had 5-day delay in acceptance; not delivered until 06/10/1944

 



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: I'LL BE SEEING YOU
Serial No.: 44-40923
Model: B-24J-185-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: I'LL BE SEEING YOU
Serial No.: 44-40923
Model: B-24J-185-CO


 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

14080151

T/Sgt

Thomas H. Howell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Notes:    

 

 



MISSION RECORD



 

I'LL BE SEEING YOU

Serial No.:  44-40923 Model: B-24J-185-CO

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

 

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


 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 140.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 162; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 492.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

 

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

 

 

Source:  http://www.halun.com/images/dal25.JPG

 


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