No.

013

SERIAL NO.:

42-40496

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

"JUAREZ WHISTLE"

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1573

INITIAL MFG DATE:

02/27/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/11/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/15/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/20/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/16/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/07/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/17/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

04/24/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

Nose turret

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Townsville

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528/530

ASSIGNMENT

Initial Deployment, To 530

DATE:

07/05/1943

STATION:

Fenton

FIRST MISSION:

05/30/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Surabaya, Java

NO. OF MISSIONS:

27 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

02/01/1944

WHY TERMINATED:

Crash Landing

WHERE TERMINATED:

Fenton, NT, Australia

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

12/31/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

OSSO

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