No.

037

SERIAL NO.:

42-40527

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

THE LEILA BELLE

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1604

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/06/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/18/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/19/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/25/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/22/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/21/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

05/05/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/11/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/531

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

New Guinea

FIRST MISSION:

Unknown

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

New Guinea

NO. OF MISSIONS:

4 AU/NG

TERMINATION DATE:

06/11/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Shot Down

WHERE TERMINATED:

Rabaul

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

06/12/1943

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC