MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-73133

 

NOSE ART:
SAD SACK

 

MODEL:
J-15-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:
133

LOCATION: Australia

NOTES:




No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

1

12/10/1943

FEN III-36

Strike

Balikpapan

89

Bates

531

 

2

12/15/1943

FEN III-38

Strike

Balikpapan

31

Brissey

531

Hahn Crew

3

12/21/1943

FEN III-40

Strike

Amahai, Ceram Island

87

Baptist

531

 

4

12/23/1943

FEN III-41

Recce

Shipping, Nabire

78

Deaton

531

 

5

12/27/1943

FEN III-42

Strike

Shipping, Pomelaa

84

Manley

531

 

6

12/29/1943

FEN III-43

Recce

Shipping, Manokwari

88

Zagrobski

531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depot, Darwin, RCM and Tri-Met Camera Modifications

7

02/02/1944

FEN IV-21

Strike

Sorong

91

Magee

531

 

8

02/11/1944

FEN IV-28

Strike

Kendari

91

Magee

531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present - No Missions
New Guinea Deployment IV

9

03/11/1944

FEN V-8

Recce

Tri-Met, Geelvink Bay

84

Manley

531

 

10

03/18/1944

FEN V-29

Strike

Babo

91

Magee

531

 

11

03/23/1944

FEN VI-1

Recce

Tri-Met, SW New Guinea

91

Magee

531

 

12

03/30/1944

FEN VI-8

Strike

Kai Islands

91

Magee

531

 

13

04/05/1944

FEN VI-12

Recce

Tri-Met, SW New Guinea

91

Magee

531

 

14

04/07/1944

FEN VI-17

Recce

Tri-Met, Tanimbar Island

79

Grover

531

 

15

04/08/1944

FEN VI-18

Recce

Tri-Met, Tanimbar Island

91

Magee

531

 

16

04/18/1944

FEN VI-23

Strike

Babo

83

Hahn

531

 Buia Crew

17

04/20/1944

FEN VI-27

Strike

Noemfoor

76

Seale

531

 

18

04/30/1944

FEN VI-46

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

89

Stutt (RAAF)

531

 

19

05/06/1944

FEN VII-3

Strike

Penfoei A/D, Timor

78

Deaton

531

 

20

05/08/1944

FEN VII-8

Recce

Photo, Jefman

89

Stutt (RAAF)

531

Rescue

21

05/13/1944

FEN VII-13

Strike

Kamire and Namber A/D, Noemfoor

91

Magee

531

 

22

05/21/1944

FEN VII-21

Strike

Manokwari

91

Magee

531

Alternate Target, Oxygen Failure

23

05/25/1944

FEN VII-22

Recce

Shipping, Halmahera

91

Magee

531

 

24

05/27/1944

FEN VII-24

Strike

Babo

91

Magee

531

 

25

05/31/1944

FEN VII-26

Strike

Liang

91

Magee

531

 

26

06/03/1944

FEN VII-29

Strike

Halong

78

Deaton

531

 

27

06/08/1944

FEN VII-32

Strike

Shipping, Jefman

77

Eriksen (RAAF)

531

 

28

06/12/1944

FEN VII-33

Strike

Liang

91

Magee

531

 

29

06/27/1944

FEN VII-42

Tri-Met

Tanimbar Island

91

Magee

531

 

30

07/01/1944

FEN VIII-1

Strike

Shipping, Banda Sea

91

Magee

531

 

31

07/03/1944

FEN VIII-4

Tri-Met

Tanimbar Island

80

Hamilton

531

 

32

07/19/1944

FEN VIII-33

Tri-Met

Tanimbar Island

83

Buia

531

 

33

07/25/1944

FEN VIII-41

Strike

Namlea

88

Swartz

531

 

34

08/06/1944

FEN IX-17

Search I

Banda Sea

81

Lenihan

531

 

35

08/10/1944

FEN IX-24

Strike

Laha

76

Boyd

531

 

36

08/14/1944

FEN IX-32

Tri-Met

Tanimbar Island

87

Stephens

531

 Baptist Crew, Checked out Copilot

37

08/21/1944

FEN IX-44

Search H

Banda Sea

91

Magee

531

 

38

08/26/1944

FEN IX-48

Strike

Liang

86

Brasfield

531

 

39

09/20/1944

FEN X-45

Strike

Haroekoe

96

Bowman (RAAF)

531

 

40

10/15/1944

DAR I-40

Search I

Banda Sea

86

Brasfield

531

 

41

10/18/1944

DAR I-47

Search I

Banda Sea

89

Swain (RAAF)

531

 

42

10/28/1944

DAR II-30

Strike

Macassar

88

Halliday (RAAF)

531

 

43

10/30/1944

DAR II-36

Strike

Macassar

77

Forssell

531

 

44

11/02/1944

DAR II-46

Strike

Macassar

82

Hulsey

531

 

45

11/05/1944

DAR III-1

Strike

Bima

89

Swain (RAAF)

531

 

46

11/07/1944

DAR III-6

Strike

Raba

91

Blum

531

 

47

11/18/1944

DAR III-37

Strike

Polelari

84

Hinman

531

Abort, Excess Fuel Use

48

11/21/1944

DAR III-47

Strike

Ambesia

92

Brown (RAAF)

531

First Mission for this Crew

49

12/13/1944

DAR V-14

Search I-1-Red

Banda and Molucca Seas

102

Wilson

531

 

50

12/17/1944

DAR V-18

Search G-1-Red

Flores Sea

92

Brown (RAAF)

531

 

51

12/19/1944

DAR V-23

Search G-2-Red

Flores Sea

76

Boyd

531

 

52

12/26/1944

DAR V-43

Search G-2-Green

Flores Sea

90

Goode

531

Damaged by Ship Fire

 

12/31/1944

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condemned and Scrapped




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