MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-72799

 

NOSE ART:
"MALE CALL" / MALE CALL

 

MODEL:
D-155-CO

SQDN ASSGD:
531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:
799

LOCATION: Australia

NOTES:

Missions 8-24:  New Guinea Deployment III

Missions 34-36:  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

53

Z. Smith

531

 

2

11/11/1943

FEN III-22

Strike

Sourabaja

53

R. Craig

531

 

3

11/17/1943

FEN III-24

Strike

Tjepoe, Java

53

Z. Smith

531

 

4

11/21/1943

FEN III-28

Strike

Maikor

53

Z. Smith

531

 

5

11/22/1943

FEN III-29

Strike

Morotai Straits

53

Z. Smith

531

 

6

11/25/1943

FEN III-31

Strike

Shipping, Ambon

87

Baptist

531

First Mission for this Crew

7

12/03/1943

FEN III-33

Strike

Koepang

53

F. Miller

531

 

8

12/13/1943

346DD

Strike

Cape Hoskins Airdrome

85

Z. Smith

531

Lasko Crew

9

12/15/1943

348DD

Strike

Cape Gloucester

85

Z. Smith

531

Lasko Crew

10

12/16/1943

349AA

Strike

Cape Gloucester

85

Lasko

531

 

11

12/18/1943

351DD

Strike

Cape Hoskins Airdrome

85

Lasko

531

 

12

12/21/1943

354FF

Strike

Gloucester

85

Lasko

531

 

13

12/22/1943

355JJ

Strike

Gloucester

85

Lasko

531

 

14

12/23/1943

356FF

Strike

Gloucester

85

Z. Smith

531

 

15

12/24/1943

357EE

Strike

Gloucester

85

Lasko

531

 

16

12/25/1943

358EE

Strike

Cape Gloucester

76

Seale

531

 

17

12/26/1943

359HH

Strike

Cape Gloucester

85

Z. Smith

531

Lasko Crew

18

12/19/1943

352EE

Strike

Cape Gloucester

85

Z. Smith

531

Lasko Crew

19

12/26/1943

359MM

Strike

Cape Gloucester

85

Z. Smith

531

Lasko Crew

20

12/29/1943

362DD

Strike

Cape Gloucester

85

Lasko

531

 

21

12/30/1943

363DD

Strike

Alexishafen

85

Lasko

531

 

22

12/31/1943

364DD

Strike

Alexishafen

85

Lasko

531

 

23

01/01/1944

1AA

Strike

Saidor

85

Lasko

531

 

24

01/04/1944

4A-1

Strike

Alexishafen

85

Lasko

531

 

25

01/08/1944

FEN IV-1

Strike

Kendari

85

Lasko

531

 

26

01/12/1944

FEN IV-3

Strike

Balikpapan

93

Moody

531

 

27

01/17/1944

FEN IV-9

Recce

Manokwari, Noemfoor Island

53

F. Miller

531

 

28

01/19/1944

FEN IV-11

Strike

Ambon

53

F. Miller

531

 

29

01/21/1944

FEN IV-13

Recce

Shipping, Waingepoe, Sowa and Flores Seas

53

F. Miller

531

 

30

01/24/1944

FEN IV-15

Recce

Sorong

76

Seale

531

 

31

01/31/1944

FEN IV-20

Recce

Shipping, Ceram Sea

27

Dow

529

 

32

02/15/1944

FEN IV-30

Recce

Halmahera

76

Seale

531

 

33

02/26/1944

FEN IV-38

Recce

Waigeo Island

85

Lasko

531

 

34

03/01/1944

61-F

Strike

Awar Plantation, Hansa Bay, NG

85

Lasko

531

 

35

03/03/1944

64-C

Strike

Hollandia

85

Lasko

531

 

36

03/05/1944

65-K

Strike

Los Negros

59

Black

530

 

37

03/11/1944

FEN V-8

Recce

Tri-Met, Geelvink Bay

79

Grover

531

 

38

03/25/1944

FEN VI-3

Recce

Photo, Geelvink Bay

86

Bruce

531

 

39

04/01/1944

FEN VI-10

 

Special Mission "DODO"

 

 

 

 

40

04/26/1944

FEN VI-39

Strike

Jefman A/D

86

Bruce

531

 

41

04/27/1944

FEN VI-40

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

87

Smith

531

 

42

04/30/1944

FEN VI-45

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

79

Grover

531

 

43

05/03/1944

FEN VI-49

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

81

Lenihan

531

Oil Leak in Prop, Mission Abandoned, Too Few Aircraft

44

05/06/1944

FEN VII-3

Strike

Penfoei A/D, Timor

76

Seale

531

Abort, Mechanical Trouble

45

05/09/1944

FEN VII-11

Strike

Langgoer A/D, Kai Islands

82

Parsons (RAAF)

531

 

46

05/11/1944

FEN VII-12

Strike

Ambon, Amboinia Island

85

Lasko

531

 

47

05/17/1944

FEN VII-14

Strike

Soerabaja

85

Lasko

531

 

48

05/25/1944

FEN VII-22

Recce

Shipping, Halmahera

81

Lenihan

531

 

49

05/31/1944

FEN VII-26

Strike

Liang

87

Williams

531

Abort, AFCE & BS Out, Baptist Crew

50

06/03/1944

FEN VII-29

Strike

Halong

85

Lasko

531

 

51

06/06/1944

FEN VII-31

Strike

Shipping, Waigeo Island

87

Williams

531

Baptist Crew

52

06/12/1944

FEN VII-33

Strike

Liang

85

Lasko

531

 

53

06/15/1944

FEN VII-36

Strike

Lautem Timor

77

Ericksen (RAAF)

531

 

54

06/22/1944

FEN VII-38

Strike

Liang

80

Hamilton

531

 

55

06/24/1944

FEN VII-40

Recce

Weather, Banda Sea

80

Lasko

531

Hamilton Crew

56

08/23/1944

FEN IX-46

Strike

Langgoer

85

Sears

531

First Mission for this Crew

57

08/25/1944

FEN IX-49

Search

Shipping, Banda Sea

7

Raggio

528

 

58

09/01/1944

FEN X-5

Search I

Ceram Sea

95

Biggs

531

 

59

09/02/1944

FEN X-6

Recce

Weather

93

Moody

531

 

60

09/04/1944

FEN X-9

Strike

Kendari

80

Hamilton

531

 

61

09/06/1944

FEN X-14

Search I

Arafura and Ceram Seas

76

Boyd

531

 

62

09/08/1944

FEN X-15

Strike

Kai Islands

81

Lenihan

531

 

63

09/12/1944

FEN X-23

Strike

Haroekoe

83

Buia

531

 

64

09/16/1944

FEN X-35

Strike

Kendari

82

Finlayson (RAAF)

531

 

65

09/20/1944

FEN X-45

Strike

Haroekoe

77

Prest

531

 

66

09/21/1945

FEN IX-3

Strike

Laha

86

Brasfield

531

 

67

09/27/1944

FEN XI-19

Strike

Haroekoe

81

Lenihan

531

 

68

10/10/1944

DAR I-23

Search H-2

Molucca Sea

76

Boyd

531

 

69

10/16/1944

DAR I-41

Strike

Macassar

83

Buia

531

Abort, Flaps Not Working

70

10/18/1944

DAR I-46

Search H-1

Banda Sea

83

Buia

531

 

71

10/21/1944

DAR II-6

Strike

Pare Pare

80

Hamilton

531

 

72

10/24/1944

DAR II-17

Air-Sea Rescue

Search for Catalina, Flores Sea

81

Lenihan

531

 

73

10/28/1944

DAR II-30

Strike

Macassar

86

Bruce

531

 

74

10/30/1944

DAR II-36

Strike

Macassar

90

Williams

531

 Brody Crew

75

11/11/1944

DAR III-17

Strike

Pinrang

84

Hinman

531

 

76

11/18/1944

DAR III-40

Search I-2-Green

Banda and Molucca Seas

Mix

Brissey

531

 

77

11/21/1944

DAR III-47

Strike

Ambesia

91

Blum

531

 

78

11/27/1944

DAR IV-12

Strike

Kendari and Boro Boro

93

Law (RAAF)

531

 First Mission for this Crew

79

11/29/1944

DAR IV-20

Strike

Kendari

91

Blum

531

 

80

12/06/1944

DAR IV-45

Search H-2-Green

Banda Sea

78

Neal

531

 First Mission for this Crew

81

12/11/1944

DAR V-10

Search I-2-Red

Banda and Molucca Seas

Mix

Hamilton

531

 

82

12/18/1944

DAR V-20

Search H-2-Green

Banda Sea

84

Hinman

531

 

83

12/28/1944

DAR VI-1

Recce

Shipping, Flores Sea

91

Blum

531

Abort, Oil Leak, #3 Engine

84

12/29/1944

DAR VI-8

Search I-1-Red

Banda and Molucca Seas

91

Blum

531

 

85

01/01/1945

DAR VI-18

Search I-2-Green

Banda and Molucca Seas

85

Sears

531

 

86

01/04/1945

DAR VI-30

Search I-1-Red

Banda and Molucca Seas

94

Swanson (RAAF)

531

 

87

01/09/1945

DAR VI-41

Strike

Guns, Lombok Straits

102

Wilson

531

 

88

01/28/1945

DAR VII-6

Strike

Lembar, Soemba

91

Blum

531

 

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