No.

023

SERIAL NO.:

42-40511

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

"LADY JEANNE"

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1588

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/03/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/15/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/17/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/24/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/18/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/14/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

05/12/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/24/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

Nose turret

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Townsville

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Manbulloo/Long

FIRST MISSION:

06/11/1943

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

Koepang, Timor

NO. OF MISSIONS:

21 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

12/13/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Sent for Salvage as War Weary, Refurbished with Nose Turret and Transferred to 90^th BG

WHERE TERMINATED:

Townsville, Australia

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

12/13/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

Fenton