"JE REVIENS"

Serial No.: 42-72808 Model: B-24D-155-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

075

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-72808

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


"JE REVIENS"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-155-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2378

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

07/19/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

07/27/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

07/30/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

08/02/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

07/31/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

08/15/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

09/16/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

09/21/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

10/29/1943

STATION:

Long Strip

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

11/17/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Tjepoe, Java

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

57 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

10/20/1944

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Townsville, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

10/20/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

Townsville

  

                NOTES:              

 


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "JE REVIENS"
Serial No.: 42-72808
Model: B-24D-155-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "JE REVIENS"
Serial No.: 42-72808
Model: B-24D-155-CO

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

37184599

M/Sgt

Valentine L. Huck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

39092825

Sgt

Edwin E. Jensen

 

657996

Pvt

James L. Eason

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    




MISSION RECORD



 

"JE REVIENS"

Serial No.:  42-72808 Model: B-24D-155-CO

 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

 

All Right Side

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 141.

  

 

White Crew

Source:  The Flying Circus, p. 139; Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 164.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 165.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 218.

 

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 466.

 


Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 203.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 476.

 

 

Source:  Pete Johnston (Australia) Collection.

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 15.

 


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