"LADY LUCK"

Serial No.: 42-110116 Model: B-24J-135-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

122

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-110116

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


"LADY LUCK"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-135-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

3912

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

01/31/1944

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

02/05/1944

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

02/08/1944

MOD CENTER DATE:

02/10/1945

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

02/09/1944

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

03/29/1944

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/21/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

04/26/1944

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

Tri-Met Camera

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Darwin

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

05/1944

STATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

05/09/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Search for Missing B-24

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

42 AU + 48 PH = 90

TERMINATION DATE:

10/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

Kingman, AZ

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

12/05/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Kingman

  

                NOTES:              


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "LADY LUCK"
Serial No.: 42-110116
Model: B-24J-135-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "LADY LUCK"
Serial No.: 42-110116
Model: B-24J-135-CO

 


 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

39606404

M/Sgt

Theodore E. Holmquist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Notes:    

 


MISSION RECORD
 

"LADY LUCK"

Serial No.:  42-110116 Model: B-24J-135-CO

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 138.

 

 

 

Source:   Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 313.

 


 

Source: Dr. Gossard's film/videotape (with credit to Tim Frye,
 Purdue University , for converting video to still photo).


 

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


 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 103.

  

 

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Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 282.

 

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