MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-73121

 

NOSE ART:
ROYAL FLUSH II / PAPPY'S PASSION II

 

MODEL:
J-15-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:
121

LOCATION: Australia

NOTES:

Missions 11-14:  New Guinea Deployment IV

Mission 43:  Special Missions-Australia

Mission 52:  Special Missions-Australia





No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

1

12/03/1943

FEN III-33

Strike

Koepang

89

Bates

531

 

2

12/12/1943

FEN III-36

Strike

Balikpapan

87

Baptist

531

Abort, Weather

3

12/15/1943

FEN III-38

Strike

Balikpapan

50

Paul

531

 

4

12/21/1943

FEN III-40

Strike

Amahai, Ceram Island

89

Bates

531

 

5

12/27/1943

FEN III-42

Strike

Shipping, Pomelaa

78

Deaton

531

 

6

01/02/1944

FEN III-44

Strike

Pomelaa

90

Nunan

531

 

7

01/12/1944

FEN IV-3

Strike

Balikpapan

89

Bates

531

 

8

01/24/1944

FEN IV-15

Recce

Sorong

90

Nunan

531

 

9

02/02/1944

FEN IV-21

Strike

Sorong

87

Baptist

531

Abort, #3 Engine

10

02/20/1944

FEN IV-23

Strike

Laha

85

Lasko

531

 

11

03/01/1944

61-F

Strike

Awar Plantation, Hansa Bay, NG

88

Zagrobski

531

 

12

03/02/1944

62-F

Strike

Nubia A/D, Hansa Bay, NG

88

Zagrobski

531

 

13

03/05/1944

65-K

Strike

Los Negros

88

Zagrobski

531

 

14

03/08/1944

68-I

Strike

Boram, Wewak

88

Zagrobski

531

 

15

03/15/1944

FEN V-23

Recce

Shipping, Timor Sea

80

Hamilton

531

First Mission for this Crew

16

03/18/1944

FEN V-29

Strike

Babo

92

Henderson

531

 

17

03/23/1944

FEN VI-1

Recce

Tri-Met, SW New Guinea

81

Lenihan

531

First Mission for this Crew;
Abort, Supercharger

18

03/25/1944

FEN VI-3

Recce

Photo, Geelvink Bay

78

Deaton

531

 

19

03/28/1944

FEN VI-7

Strike

Penfoei A/D, Timor

80

Hamilton

531

 

20

03/30/1944

FEN VI-8

Strike

Kai Islands

81

Lenihan

531

 

21

04/01/1944

FEN VI-9

Recce

Shipping, Banda Sea

80

Hamilton

531

 

22

04/03/1944

FEN VI-11

Strike

Langgoer A/D, Kai Islands

76

Hahn

531

Seale Crew

23

04/06/1944

FEN VI-15

Recce

Tri-Met, Tanimbar Island

86

Bruce

531

Abort, Oil Leak #2 Engine

24

04/17/1944

FEN VI-22

Strike

Kai Islands

80

Hamilton

531

 

25

04/18/1944

FEN VI-23

Strike

Babo

80

Hamilton

531

 

26

04/19/1944

FEN VI-25

Strike

Manokwari

89

Stutt (RAAF)

531

First Mission for this Crew

27

04/21/1944

FEN VI-30

Strike

Noemfoor Island

80

Hamilton

531

 

28

04/22/1944

FEN VI-31

Strike

Noemfoor Island

86

Bruce

531

 

29

04/26/1944

FEN VI-39

Strike

Jefman A/D

80

Hamilton

531

Abort, Fire in Hydaulic System

30

04/28/1944

FEN VI-43

Strike

Jefman A/D

85

Lasko

531

Abort, #3 Engine

31

05/09/1944

FEN VII-11

Strike

Langgoer A/D, Kai Islands

76

Seale

531

 

32

05/13/1944

FEN VII-13

Strike

Kamiri and Namber A/D, Noemfoor

87

Seale

531

Baptist Crew

33

05/17/1944

FEN VII-14

Strike

Soerabaja

84

Brissey

531

Manley Crew

34

07/09/1944

FEN VIII-16

Strike

Namlea

89

Straus (RAAF)

531

 

35

07/11/1944

FEN VIII-20

Strike

Amahai

94

Eriksen (RAAF)

531

 Gillespie Crew (RAAF)

36

07/18/1944

FEN VIII-30

Recce

Shipping, Flores

95

Biggs

531

 

37

07/20/1944

FEN VIII-35

Strike

Amahai

95

Biggs

531

First Mission for this Crew

38

07/31/1944

FEN IX-5

Strike

Namlea

77

Prest

531

 First Mission for this Crew

39

08/02/1944

FEN IX-14

Strike

Laha

85

Briggs

531

 Lasko Crew

40

08/10/1944

FEN IX-24

Strike

Laha

81

Lenihan

531

 

41

08/26/1944

FEN IX-48

Strike

Liang

85

Sears

531

 

42

09/02/1944

FEN X-8

Strike

Amahai

76

Boyd

531

 

43

09/07/1944

FEN III-71

Recce

Photo

83

Buia

531

 

44

09/12/1944

FEN X-24

Recce

Photo

90

Austin

531

First Mission for this Crew

45

09/23/1944

FEN XI-6

Search H-2

Molucca Sea

86

Brasfield

531

 

46

09/25/1944

FEN XI-12

Search H-1

Banda Sea

82

Finlayson (RAAF)

531

 

47

09/26/1944

FEN XI-16

Search I

Banda Sea

84

Hinman

531

 

48

09/29/1944

FEN XI-23

Strike

Liang

96

Bowman (RAAF)

531

 

49

10/01/1944

FEN XI-33

Strike

Laha

84

Hinman

531

 

50

10/14/1944

DAR I-37

Strike

Pomelaa

88

Halliday (RAAF)

531

 

51

10/19/1944

DAR I-48

Strike

Pare Pare

88

Halliday (RAAF)

531

 

52

10/29/1944

DAR-52

Search

Search for Missing B-24

86

Brasfield

531

 

53

10/31/1944

DAR II-39

Search I-1-Red

Banda Sea

88

Halliday (RAAF)

531

 

54

11/05/1944

DAR III-1

Strike

Bima

91

Blum

531

 

55

11/14/1944

DAR III-27

Strike

Macassar

90

Goode

531

 First Mission for this Crew

56

11/18/1944

DAR III-37

Strike

Polewali

90

Goode

531

 

57

11/21/1944

DAR III-47

Strike

Ambesia

90

Goode

531

 

58

12/02/1944

DAR IV-25

Strike

Boro Boro

94

Swanson (RAAF)

531

 

59

12/07/1944

DAR IV-46

Strike

Ambesia

93

Law (RAAF)

531

 

60

12/12/1944

DAR V-12

Strike

Kendari

90

Goode

531

 

61

12/30/1944

DAR VI-15

Strike

Ambesia

90

Goode

531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer, Mindoro, Philippines

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