MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-40525

 

NOSE ART:

TOUGHY

 

MODEL:
D-65-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

529

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:

525


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

08/29/1943

FEN II-29

Strike

Babo

15

Thompson

529

 

8

09/03/1943

FEN II-33

Strike

Ambon

15

Thompson

529

 

9

09/14/1943

FEN II-39

Strike

Kendari

15

Thompson

529

 

10

09/19/1943

FEN II-42

Strike

Ambon

15

Thompson

529

 

11

09/22/1943

FEN II-45

Strike

Ambon

15

Thompson

529

 

12

10/02/1943

FEN II-49

Strike

Ambon

17

Toepperwein

529

 

13

10/11/1943

FEN III-4

Recce

Japen Island, Manokwari

15

Thompson

529

 

14

10/13/1943

FEN III-6

Strike

Shipping, Banda Sea

17

Toepperwein

529

 

15

10/17/1943

FEN III-8

Recce

Shipping, Halmahera

15

Thompson

529

 

16

10/20/1943

FEN III-9

Recce

Sorong, Manokwari, Nabiri

17

Toepperwein

529

 

17

10/25/1943

FEN III-11

Recce

Manokwari

24

W. Robertson

529

First Mission for this Crew

18

10/28/1943

FEN III-14

Search

Missing B-24s, Banda and Arafura Seas

15

Thompson

529

 

19

11/01/1943

FEN III-17

Strike

Pomelaa

17

Toepperwein

529

 

20

11/17/1943

FEN III-24

Strike

Tjepoe, Java

24

W. Robertson

529

 

21

11/24/1943

FEN III-30

Strike

Kaoe Bay, Halmahera

14

Horn

529

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Townsville for Nose Turret, 12/1943, Transferred to 43rd BG, and
Lost 05/07/1944




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