MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-40505

 

NOSE ART:

MR FIVE BY FIVE

 

MODEL:
D-65-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:

505


LOCATION: Australia

NOTES: Average of 6 missions carried out by New Guinea Deployment Group during May/June 1943, No Complete Record by Plane Available




No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

7

07/18/1943

FEN II-4

Strike

Macassar, Celebes

31

Hahn

531

 

8

07/24/1943

FEN II-10

Recce

Jamdena Island

34

Thomas

531

 

9

07/30/1943

FEN II-15

Strike

Waingepoe, Soemba

31

Hahn

531

 

10

08/06/1943

FEN II-17

Strike

Laha, Amboina

34

Thomas

531

 

11

08/12/1943

FEN II-20

Recce

Kaimana, Utoram

29

Fleming

531

 

12

08/17/1943

FEN II-24

Strike

Balikpapan

50

Paul

531

 

13

08/21/1943

FEN II-23

Strike

Pomelaa

31

Hahn

531

 

14

08/29/1943

FEN II-29

Strike

Babo

31

Hahn

531

 

15

09/03/1943

FEN II-33

Strike

Ambon

34

Thomas

531

 

16

09/08/1943

FEN II-36

Strike

Babo

31

Hahn

531

 

17

09/11/1943

FEN II-38

Strike

Macassar

31

Hahn

531

 

18

09/24/1943

FEN II-46

Recce

Nabire, Manokwari, Sorong

31

Hahn

531

 

19

10/09/1943

FEN III-2

Strike

Macassar

31

Hahn

531

 

20

10/13/1943

285-L

Strike

Rabaul

31

Hahn

531

Abort, Weather

21

10/17/1943

290-L

Strike

Vunakanua A/D - Rabaul

31

Hahn

531

Abort, Weather

22

10/26/1943

FEN III-12

Strike

Pomelaa

15

Thompson

529

Abort, Broken Gas Line #3 Engine

23

11/01/1943

FEN III-17

Strike

Pomelaa

13

Soderberg

529

 

24

11/09/1943

FEN III-21

Strike

Sourabaja

31

Hahn

531

 

25

11/11/1943

FEN III-22

Strike

Sourabaja

85

Lasko

531

 

26

11/17/1943

FEN III-24

Strike

Tjepoe, Java

50

Paul

531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transferred to Townsville for Nose Turret, Assigned 90th BG




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