MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-40522

 

NOSE ART:

DELIVERER

 

MODEL:
D-65-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:

522


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 21-22:  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

33

Brennan

531

 

8

07/10/1943

FEN I-48

Recce

Babo, New Guinea

33

Brennan

531

 

9

07/18/1943

FEN II-4

Strike

Macassar, Celebes

6

Beller

528

 

10

07/21/1943

FEN II-5

Strike

Sourabaya, Java

HDQ

Colleran

HDQ

 

11

08/12/1943

FEN II-20

Recce

Kaimana, Utoram

33

Brennan

531

 

12

08/17/1943

FEN II-24

Strike

Balikpapan

48

Brissey

531

Farrington Crew

13

08/21/1943

FEN II-23

Strike

Pomelaa

33

Brennan

531

 

14

08/22/1943

FEN II-26

Strike

Kendari

32

Paul

531

M. Baker Crew

15

08/29/1943

FEN II-29

Strike

Babo

33

Brennan

531

 

16

09/03/1943

FEN II-33

Strike

Ambon

33

Brennan

531

 

17

09/11/1943

FEN II-38

Strike

Macassar

33

Brennan

531

 

18

09/22/1943

FEN II-45

Strike

Ambon

33

Brennan

531

 

19

10/05/1943

FEN III-1

Recce

Manokwari, Jefman, Kokas

33

Brennan

531

 

20

10/09/1943

FEN III-2

Strike

Macassar

33

Brennan

531

 

21

10/13/1943

285-L

Strike

Rabaul

76

Z. Smith

 531

Seale Crew, Abort, Weather

22

10/17/1943

290-L

Strike

Vunakanau A/D, Rabaul

76

Z. Smith

 531

Seale Crew, Abort, Weather

23

10/26/1943

FEN III-12

Strike

Pomelaa

29

Fleming

531

 

24

11/01/1943

FEN III-17

Strike

Pomelaa

33

Brennan

531

 

25

11/09/1943

FEN III-21

Strike

Sourabaja

33

Brennan

531

 

26

11/11/1943

FEN III-22

Strike

Sourabaja

33

Brennan

531

 

27

11/21/1943

FEN III-28

Strike

Maikoor

33

Brennan

531

 

28

11/22/1943

FEN III-29

Strike

Morotai Straits

33

Brennan

531

 

29

11/25/1943

FEN III-31

Strike

Shipping, Ambon

31

Hahn

531

 

30

12/03/1943

FEN III-33

Strike

Koepang

33

Brennan

531

 

 

12/13/1943

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Townsville for Turret and Transfer to RAAF




Click here to download this mission record (readable with Adobe Reader)



Go to the Aircraft Listings Go to Part V - Intro
Go to the 380th Home Page Go to Part VI - Intro

Last updated:  02/12/2007 04:25 PM