No.

026

SERIAL NO.:

42-40514

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

LUCKY

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1591

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/04/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/15/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/18/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/24/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/19/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/15/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/24/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

04/29/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

Nose turret

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Townsville

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

Initial Deployment, To 529

   DATE:

08/06/1943

STATION:

Manbulloo/Long

FIRST MISSION:

Unknown

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

New Guinea

NO. OF MISSIONS:

12 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

10/18/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Damaged in Landing, Repaired, Transferred to RAAF, A72-11 (11/12/1944)

WHERE TERMINATED:

Darwin, NT, Australia

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

08/24/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

Darwin