JUNGLE QUEEN II

Serial No.: 42-40510 Model: B-24D-65-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

022

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-40510

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


JUNGLE QUEEN II

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1587

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/03/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/15/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/17/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/21/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/18/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/14/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/29/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/04/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Manbulloo/Long

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

06/11/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Koepang, Timor

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

30 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

12/13/1943

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Sent for Salvage as War Weary, Apparently Refurbished with Nose Turret

WHERE TERMINATED:

Townsville, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

12/13/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

Fenton

                        

                     NOTES:              



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: JUNGLE QUEEN II
Serial No.: 42-40510
Model: B-24D-65-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: JUNGLE QUEEN II
Serial No.: 42-40510
Model: B-24D-65-CO

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

34172532

M/Sgt

Ernest G. Swinson

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

37124891

Sgt

Paul S. Libengood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    




MISSION RECORD



 

JUNGLE QUEEN II

Serial No.:  42-40510 Model: B-24D-65-CO

 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Right Side Only

 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 32.

  

 

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

  

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 470.

 

  

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 470.

 


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