LUCKY DON

Serial No.: 42-73485

Model: B-24J-50-CO

No.

109

SERIAL NO.:

42-73485

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

LUCKY DON

MODEL:

B-24J-50-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

3055

INITIAL MFG DATE:

10/19/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

10/25/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

10/28/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

11/01/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

10/29/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

11/13/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

11/29/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

12/02/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

DATE:

STATION:

Long Strip

FIRST MISSION:

01/31/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Shipping, Ceram Sea

NO. OF MISSIONS:

55 AU + 16 PH = 71

TERMINATION DATE:

04/07/1945

WHY TERMINATED:

Take-off Crash

WHERE TERMINATED:

Murtha Strip, Mindoro, Philippines

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

04/07/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

NOTES:               RAAF, RCM Receiver Installed

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