"LIL' NILMERG"

Serial No.: 44-40861 Model: B-24J-185-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

134

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-40861

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


"LIL' NILMERG"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-185-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

4797

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

05/12/1944

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

05/19/1944

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

05/22/1944

MOD CENTER DATE:

05/26/1944

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

05/24/1944

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

06/08/1944

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

06/21/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

06/24/1944

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

08/13/1944

STATION:

Darwin

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

08/17/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Namlea

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

26 AU + 47 PH = 73

TERMINATION DATE:

09/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC, 05/01/1946

WHERE TERMINATED:

Kingman, AZ

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

05/01/1946

WHERE REMOVED:

Kingman

 

NOTES:              


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "LIL' NILMERG"
Serial No.: 44-40861
Model: B-24J-185-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "LIL' NILMERG"
Serial No.: 44-40861
Model: B-24J-185-CO


 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

37184599

M/Sgt

Valentine L. Huck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

14080093

Sgt

Vernon S. Brown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Notes:    

 


MISSION RECORD
 

"LIL' NILMERG"

Serial No.:  44-40861 Model: B-24J-185-CO

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 144.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 177.

 

 

. Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 487.

 

 

Source:  Unknown

 

 

. Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 353.

 

. Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 277.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 5; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 289.

 

 

. Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 487.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 339.

 

  

Left Side

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 92.

 

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