MISSION RECORD



SN:

42-40515

 

NOSE ART:

"SOOPER DROOPER"

 

MODEL:
D-65-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:

515


LOCATION: Australia

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

Missions 19-20:  Second Deployment to New Guinea with 43rd BG





No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

7

07/08/1943

FEN I-48

Strike

Penfoei A/D, Koepang

50

Paul

531

 

8

07/18/1943

FEN II-4

Strike

Macassar, Celebes

50

Paul

531

 

9

07/20/1943

FEN II-6

Recce

Sorong, New Guinea

15

Brissey

529

J. Thompson Crew

10

07/28/1943

FEN II-12

Strike

Boela, Ceram

34

Thomas

531

 

11

08/13/1943

FEN II-21

Strike

Balikpapan

34

Brissey

531

W. Thomas Crew

12

08/29/1943

FEN II-29

Strike

Babo

50

Paul

531

 

13

09/03/1943

FEN II-33

Strike

Ambon

50

Paul

531

 

14

09/11/1943

FEN II-38

Strike

Macassar

50

Paul

531

 

15

09/14/1943

FEN II-40

Recce

Sorong

50

Paul

531

 

16

09/22/1943

FEN II-45

Strike

Ambon

50

Paul

531

 

17

09/24/1943

FEN II-46

Recce

Nabire, Manokwari, Sorong

48

Farrington

531

 

18

10/09/1943

FEN III-2

Strike

Macassar

50

Paul

531

 

19

10/13/1943

285-L

Strike

Rabaul

50

Paul

531

Abort, Weather

20

10/17/1943

290-L

Strike

Vunakanau A/D, Rabaul

50

Paul

531

Abort, Weather

21

10/22/1943

FEN III-10

Strike

Pomelaa

50

Paul

531

 

22

11/01/1943

FEN III-17

Strike

Pomelaa

53

Z. Smith

Staff

 

23

11/02/1943

FEN III-18

Search

Missing B-24, Celebes

31

Brissey

531

 

24

11/21/1943

FEN III-28

Strike

Maikoor

50

Paul

531

 

25

11/22/1943

FEN III-29

Strike

Morotai Straits

50

Paul

531

 

26

11/25/1943

FEN III-31

Strike

Shipping, Ambon

89

Bates

531

First Mission for this Crew

27

12/10/1943

FEN III-36

Strike

Balikpapan

50

Paul

531

 

 

12/13/1943

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Townsville for Nose Turret and Transferred to 43rd BG




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