No.

011

SERIAL NO.:

42-40493

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

LITTLE EVE

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1570

INITIAL MFG DATE:

02/27/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/11/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/15/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/20/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/16/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/07/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/17/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

04/29/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528

ASSIGNMENT DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Fenton/Manbulloo

FIRST MISSION:

06/11/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Koepang, Timor

NO. OF MISSIONS:

1  AU

TERMINATION DATE:

08/01/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Sent to Townsville (probably for nose turret), Not Returned, Trans 90th BG

WHERE TERMINATED:

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

04/29/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC

                    NOTES:    Apparently switched with 90th BG for ALLEY OOP 41-24248; 
        became ASTERPERIOUS SPECIAL there.