"JEZEBELLE" / JEZEBELLE

Serial No.: 42-72953 Model: B-24D-170-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

078

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-72953

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

"JEZEBELLE" /
JEZEBELLE

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-170-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2523

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

08/11/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

08/18/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

08/21/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

08/24/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

08/24/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

 

STAGING PLACE:

 

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

09/12/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

09/22/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

 

STATION:

Long Strip

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

11/17/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Tjepoe, Java

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

65 AU/NG + 9 PH = 74

TERMINATION DATE:

06/19/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Biak Island, New Guinea

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

10/22/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Biak

  

            NOTES:               RAAF, RCM Receiver Installed

 



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "JEZEBELLE" / JEZEBELLE
Serial No.: 42-72953
Model: B-24D-170-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "JEZEBELLE" / JEZEBELLE
Serial No.: 42-72953
Model: B-24D-170-CO

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

11822095

M/Sgt

Harold E. Stewert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    




MISSION RECORD



 

"JEZEBELLE" / JEZEBELLE

Serial No.:  42-72953 Model: B-24D-170-CO

 

Original Nose Art
OD

 

Source: Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 141; http://www.b24bestweb.com/jezebelle1.htm


 

Source:  The Flying Circus, p. 144.

 

 

 

 Source:  Pete Burris Collection.


 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 246.

 

Source:  Unknown

 

 

Revised Nose Art
NMF

 

Source:  Lloyd , Liberator: America's Global Bomber,  p. 132 (USAF).

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 388.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 275.

 

 

 

 Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 



Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 441.

 

 

Source: http://www.b24bestweb.com/jezebelle2.htm

 

 

Left Side

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 501.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 393.

 


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