MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-40979

 

NOSE ART:
"ROBBIE L" II

 

MODEL:
D-120-CO

SQDN ASSGD:
531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:
979

LOCATION: Australia

NOTES: First Replacement Aircraft
Missions 10-11:  Second Deployment to New Guinea with 43rd BG
Missions 32-33:  New Guinea Deployment IV




No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

1

08/29/1943

FEN II-29

Strike

Babo

29

Fleming

531

 

2

09/03/1943

FEN II-33

Strike

Ambon

29

Fleming

531

 

3

09/08/1943

FEN II-36

Strike

Babo

29

Fleming

531

 

4

09/11/1943

FEN II-38

Strike

Macassar

29

Fleming

531

 

5

09/14/1943

FEN II-39

Strike

Kendari

29

Fleming

531

 

6

09/19/1943

FEN II-42

Strike

Ambon

29

Fleming

531

 

7

09/22/1943

FEN II-45

Strike

Ambon

29

Fleming

531

 

8

10/05/1943

FEN III-1

Recce

Manokwari, Jefman, Kokas

76

Seale

531

First Mission for this Crew

9

10/09/1943

FEN III-2

Strike

Macassar

76

Seale

531

 

10

10/13/1943

285-L

Strike

Rabaul

29

Fleming

531

Abort, Weather

11

10/17/1943

290-H

Strike

Vunakanau A/D-Rabaul

29

Fleming

531

Abort, Weather

12

10/22/1943

FEN III-10

Strike

Pomelaa

29

Fleming

531

 

13

11/01/1943

FEN III-16

Search

Missing Air Crew

29

Fleming

531

 

14

11/09/1943

FEN III-21

Strike

Sourabaja

85

Lasko

531

First Mission for this Crew

15

11/11/1943

FEN III-22

Strike

Sourabaja

29

Fleming

531

 

16

11/17/1943

FEN III-24

Strike

Tjepoe, Java

29

Fleming

531

 

17

11/22/1943

FEN III-29

Strike

Morotai Straits

29

Fleming

531

 

18

11/25/1943

FEN III-31

Strike

Shipping, Ambon

29

Fleming

531

 

19

12/03/1943

FEN III-33

Strike

Koepang

29

Fleming

531

 

20

12/10/1943

FEN III-36

Strike

Balikpapan

29

Fleming

531

 

21

12/15/1943

FEN III-38

Strike

Balikpapan

29

Fleming

531

 

22

12/27/1943

FEN III-42

Strike

Shipping, Pomelaa

88

Zagrobski

531

First Mission for this Crew, Upgraded Copilot, Thomas Crew

23

01/02/1944

FEN III-44

Strike

Pomelaa

50

Paul

531

 

24

01/04/1944

FEN III-47

Recce

Shipping, Tenauo

53

F. Miller

531

Staff Crew, First Mission for this Crew

25

01/06/1944

FEN III-48

Recce

Shipping, Manokwari, Boela

93

Moody

531

First Mission for this Crew;
Abort, Weather

26

01/07/1944

FEN III-49

Recce

Shipping, Manokwari, Boela

93

Moody

531

 

27

01/08/1944

FEN IV-1

Strike

Kendari

92

Henderson

531

First Mission for this Crew

28

01/12/1944

FEN IV-3

Strike

Balikpapan

92

Henderson

531

 

29

02/11/1944

FEN IV-28

Strike

Kendari

92

Henderson

531

 

30

02/15/1944

FEN IV-30

Recce

Halmahera

92

Henderson

531

 

31

02/26/1944

FEN IV-38

Recce

Waigeo Island

86

Bruce

531

 

32

03/05/1944

65-K

Strike

Los Negros

94

Moody

531

Abort, Oil Leak, No. 3 Prop

33

03/08/1944

68-I

Strike

Borom, Wewak

27

Dow

529

 

34

03/11/1944

FEN V-8

Recce

Tri-Met Geelvink Bay

78

Deaton

531

Abort, Supercharger

35

03/16/1944

FEN V-25

Recce

Shipping, Timor Sea

43

Levandoski

529

 

36

03/18/1944

FEN V-29

Strike

Babo

86

Bruce

531

 

37

04/05/1944

FEN VI-12

Recce

Tri-Met, SW New Guinea

81

Lenihan

531

Abort, Instruments

38

04/06/1944

FEN VI-15

Recce

Tri-Met, Tanimbar

79

Grover

531

Abort, Fuel Leak

39

04/08/1944

FEN VI-18

Recce

Tri-Met, Tanimbar

76

Hahn

531

Seale Crew

40

04/17/1944

FEN VI-22

Strike

Kai Island

76

Seale

531

 

41

04/18/1944

FEN VI-23

Strike

Babo

86

Bruce

531

 

42

04/19/1944

FEN VI-25

Strike

Manokwari

82

Parsons (RAAF)

531

First Mission for this Crew

43

04/20/1944

FEN VI-27

Strike

Noemfoor Island

83

Buia

531

First Mission for this Crew

44

04/21/1944

FEN VI-30

Strike

Noemfoor Island

78

Deaton

531

 

45

04/23/1944

FEN VI-33

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

80

Hamilton

531

 

46

04/27/1944

FEN VI-40

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

80

Hamilton

531

 

47

04/30/1944

FEN VI-46

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

83

Buia

531

 

48

05/13/1944

FEN VII-13

Strike

Kamiri and Namber A/D, Noemfoor

88

Swartz

531

Checked out Copilot, Zagrobski Crew

43

05/17/1944

FEN VII-14

Strike

Soerabaja

92

Henderson

531

 

50

06/06/1944

FEN VII-31

Strike

Shipping, Waigeo Island

88

Swartz

531

Abort, Fuel Transfer, Oxygen Ran Out

51

06/08/1944

FEN VII-32

Strike

Shipping, Jefman

90

Brody

531

 

52

07/09/1944

FEN VIII-16

Strike

Namlea

86

Bruce

531

 

53

07/10/1944

FEN VIII-18

Strike

Laha

85

Lasko

531

 

54

07/15/1944

FEN VIII-25

Strike

Namlea

89

Straus (RAAF)

531

 

55

07/18/1944

FEN VIII-30

Recce

Shipping, Flores

94

Gillespie (RAAF)

531

 

56

07/31/1944

FEN IX-5

Strike

Namlea

81

Lenihan

531

 

57

08/02/1944

FEN IX-14

Strike

Laha

89

Straus (RAAF)

531

Abort, Compass Off

 

08/08/1944

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horton says sent to Townsville for Salvage




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