MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-41125

 

NOSE ART:
GUS'S BUS II

 

MODEL:
D-135-CO

SQDN ASSGD:
530

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:
125

LOCATION: Australia

NOTES: Missions 7-15:  New Guinea Deployment III
Missions 24-26:  New Guinea Deployment IV




No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

1

11/09/1943

FEN III-21

Strike

Sourabaja

25

Connery

530

 

2

11/11/1943

FEN III-22

Strike

Sourabaja

25

Connery

530

 

3

11/17/1943

FEN III-24

Strike

Tjepoe, Java

25

Connery

530

 

4

11/21/2943

FEN III-28

Strike

Maikor

25

Connery

530

 

5

11/24/1943

FEN III-30

Strike

Kaoe Bay, Halmahera

25

Connery

530

 

6

12/07/1943

FEN III-35

Strike

Pelauw Village, Haroekoe Island

25

Connery

530

 

7

12/14/1943

347GG

Strike

Arawe Plantation

20

Cunningham

530

 

8

12/15/1943

348DD

Strike

Cape Gloucester

20

Cunningham

530

 

9

12/16/1943

349AA

Strike

Cape Gloucester

20

Cunningham

530

 

10

12/18/1943

351DD

Strike

Cape Hoskins Airdrome

20

Cunningham

530

 

11

12/19/1943

352GG

Strike

Cape Gloucester Strip #2

64

Piper

530

 

12

12/20/1943

353GG

Strike

Gloucester Target #3

20

Cunningham

530

 

13

12/21/1943

354FF

Strike

Gloucester

20

Cunningham

530

 

14

12/22/1943

355JJ

Strike

Gloucester

20

Cunningham

530

 

15

12/23/1943

356FF

Strike

Gloucester

20

Cunningham

530

 

16

12/27/1943

FEN III-42

Strike

Shipping, Pomelaa

65

Tovarez

530

 First Mission for this Crew

17

01/19/1944

FEN II-63

Search

Search for Missing B-24

52

R. Craig

530

Cesario Crew; Special Missions-Australia

18

01/02/1944

FEN III-44

Strike

Pomelaa

MIX

R. Craig

MIX

 

19

01/28/1944

FEN IV-19

Recce

Shipping, Banda Sea

57

M. Ross

530

 

20

01/31/1944

FEN IV-20

Recce

Shipping, Ceram Sea

6

Bousfield

528

 

21

02/04/1944

FEN IV-22

Strike

Namlea

19

Blake

529

 

22

02/07/1944

FEN IV -25

Strike

Ambon

57

Ross

530

 

23

02/16/1944

FEN IV-31

Strike

Shipping, Banda Sea

59

J. Black

530

 First Mission for this Crew

24

03/01/1944

61-F

Strike

Awar Plantation, Hansa Bay, NG

68

Kiel

530

 

25

03/03/1944

64-C

Strike

Hollandia

91

Magee

531

 

26

03/08/1944

68-I

Strike

Boram, Wewak

13

Burns

528

 

27

03/15/1944

FEN V-18

Strike

Soerabaja

57

M. Ross

530

Abort, Weather

28

03/17/1944

FEN V-30

Strike

Soerabaja

57

M. Ross

530

 

29

03/20/1944

FEN V-42

Strike

Shipping, Timor Sea

57

M. Ross

530

 

30

03/23/1944

FEN V-49

Recce

Photo, Halmahera

59

J. Black

530

 

31

03/27/1944

FEN VI-6

Recce

Armed, Waigeo

53

Louden

530

Abort, Lost Formation

32

03/30/1944

FEN VI-8

Strike

Kai Islands

53

Louden

530

 

33

04/03/1944

FEN VI-11

Strike

Langgoer A/D, Kai Islands

53

Louden

530

 

34

04/07/1944

FEN VI-16

Strike

Langgoer A/D

53

Louden

530

 

35

04/17/1944

FEN VI-22

Strike

Kai Islands

51

Huet

530

 

36

04/22/1944

FEN VI-31

Strike

Noemfoor Island

62

Bailey

530

First Mission for this Crew

37

04/23/1944

FEN VI-34

Strike

Noemfoor Island

57

Connery

530

 Ross Crew

38

04/24/1944

FEN VI-35

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

53

Louden

530

 

39

04/27/1944

FEN VI-41

Strike

Babo

17

Fleming

528

 

40

04/28/1944

FEN VI-43

Strike

Jefman A/D

53

Louden

530

 

41

04/29/1944

FEN VI-44

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

59

Black

530

 

42

05/06/1944

FEN VII-4

Recce

Photo, Halmahera

62

Bailey

530

Abort, Lost Formation

43

05/08/1944

FEN VII-7

Recce

Shipping, Halmahera

54

Murphy

530

 

44

05/09/1944

FEN VII-10

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

63

Marshall

530

 

45

05/11/1944

FEN VII-12

Strike

Ambon, Amboina Island

55

Rayment (RAAF)

530

First Mission for this Crew

46

05/15/1944

FEN VII-15

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

9

Dally

528

Abort, Turret Out

47

05/17/1944

FEN VII-17

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

57

Garrison

530

 Ross Crew

48

05/18/1944

FEN II-75

Search

Search for Missing B-24

1

Hunt

528

 Special Missions-Australia

49

05/21/1944

FEN VII-21

Strike

Manokwari

57

Connery

530

 Ross Crew

50

05/26/1944

FEN VII-23

Strike

Manokwari

42

Connery

530

 Taylor Crew

51

06/01/1944

FEN VII-27

Strike

Laha

66

Connery

530

 Planck Crew

52

06/06/1944

FEN VII-31

Strike

Shipping, Waigeo Island

55

Rayment (RAAF)

530

 

53

06/09/1944

FEN VIII-16

Strike

Namlea

67

MacDonald (RAAF)

530

Abort, Prop Governor Stuck
First Mission for this Crew

54

06/20/1944

FEN VIII-35

Strike

Amahai

53

Louden

530

 

55

08/17/1944

FEN IX-36

Strike

Namlea

72

Duigan (RAAF)

530

 Hirst Crew

56

08/22/1944

FEN IX-45

Strike

Amahai

59

Henschke

530

 Black Crew

57

08/25/1944

FEN IX-47

Strike

Laha

72

Hirst (RAAF)

530

 

58

08/26/1944

FEN IX-48

Strike

Liang

67

Petre

530

 

69

09/02/1944

FEN X-8

Strike

Amahai

72

Hirst (RAAF)

530

 

60

09/05/1944

FEN X-13

Search I

Ceram Sea

64

DeLoache

530

 

61

09/17/1944

FEN X-36

Search I

Ceram Sea

54

Cullen

530

 

62

09/21/1944

FEN X-49

Search H-1

Banda Sea

59

Garrett

530

 

63

09/28/1944

FEN XI-22

Search I

Banda Sea

60

Brenholtz

530

 

64

10/01/1944

FEN XI-31

Search H-1

Banda Sea

54

McHale

530

 

65

10/04/1944

DAR I-8

Search H-1

Banda Sea

64

Kreuger

530

 

66

10/07/1944

DAR I-15

Search I

Banda Sea

60

Winans

530

 Brenholtz Crew, Checked out Copilot

67

10/11/1944

DAR I-27

Search H-1

Banda Sea

54

McHale

530

Crashed on Take-Off




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