MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-73201

 

NOSE ART:
"TENN" SQUIRREL HUNTER / CRUISIN SUSAN /
"CRUISIN' SUSAN"

 

MODEL:
J-20-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:
201

LOCATION: Australia

NOTES:

Missions 4-7:  New Guinea Deployment III

Mission 19:  Special Missions-Australia





No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

1

12/21/1943

FEN III-40

Strike

Amahai, Ceram Island

31

Brissey

531

Hahn Crew

2

12/23/1943

FEN III-41

Recce

Shipping, Nabire

53

Nunan

531

 First Mission for this Crew,
Upgraded Co-pilot

3

12/207/1943

FEN III-42

Strike

Shipping, Pomelaa

53

Nunan

531

 

4

12/31/1943

364CC

Strike

Alexishafen

84

Manley

531

 

5

01/01/1944

1AA

Strike

Saidor

84

Manley

531

 

6

01/02/1944

2A-1

Strike

Saidor

84

Manley

531

 

7

01/04/1944

4A-1

Strike

Alexishafen

84

Manley

531

 

8

01/08/1944

FEN IV-1

Strike

Kendari

84

Manley

531

 

9

01/24/1944

FEN IV-15

Recce

Sorong

78

Deaton

531

 

10

02/02/1944

FEN IV-21

Strike

Sorong

85

Lasko

531

 

11

02/05/1944

FEN IV-24

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay, Japen Island

91

Magee

531

 

12

02/11/1944

FEN IV-28

Strike

Kendari

84

Manley

531

 

13

02/15/1944

FEN IV-30

Recce

Halmahera

84

Manley

531

 

14

02/20/1944

FEN IV-33

Strike

Laha

84

Manley

531

 

15

03/25/1944

FEN VI-3

Recce

Photo, Geelvink Bay

87

Manley

531

Baptist Crew; Abort, Mechanical

16

03/28/1944

FEN VI-7

Strike

Penfoei A/D, Timor

87

G, Smith

531

Abort, Excessive Fuel Consumption

17

03/30/1944

FEN VI-8

Strike

Kai Islands

84

Manley

531

 

18

04/01/1944

FEN VI-9

Recce

Shipping

90

Brody

531

 

19

04/03/1944

FEN VI-11

Strike

Langgoer A/D, Kai Islands

84

Manley

531

 

20

05/09/1944

FEN II-73

Search

Search for Missing B-24

90

Brody

531

 

21

06/08/1944

FEN VII-32

Strike

Shipping, Jefman

78

Deaton

531

Abort, Fuel Transfer #1 Supercharger

22

06/12/1944

FEN VII-33

Strike

Liang

77

Eriksen (RAAF)

531

Abort, Engine Trouble

23

06/27/1944

FEN VII-43

Strike

Babo

89

Strauss (RAAF)

531

First Mission for this Crew

24

06/30/1944

FEN VII-47

Recce

Weather, Ceram Sea

81

Lenihan

531

 

25

07/01/1944

FEN VIII-1

Strike

Shipping, Banda Sea

40

Carmichael

529

 

26

07/04/1944

FEN VIII-8

Strike

Amahai

78

Deaton

531

 

27

07/25/1944

FEN VIII-41

Strike

Namlea

89

Strauss (RAAF)

531

 

28

07/31/1944

FEN IX-5

Strike

Namlea

89

Strauss (RAAF)

531

 

29

08/02/1944

FEN IX-14

Strike

Laha

82

Parker (RAAF)

531

 

30

08/09/1944

FEN IX-21

Strike

Namlea

80

Hamilton

531

 

31

08/12/1944

FEN IX-27

Strike

Amahai

84

Hinman

531

 

32

08/22/1944

FEN IX-45

Strike

Amahai

84

Hinman

531

 

33

08/26/1944

FEN IX-48

Strike

Liang

96

Bowman (RAAF)

531

First Mission for this Crew

34

09/02/1944

FEN X-8

Strike

Amahai

96

Bowman (RAAF)

531

 

35

09/16/1944

FEN X-35

Strike

Kendari

87

Williams

531

 Baptist Crew

36

09/21/1944

FEN XI-3

Strike

Laha

76

Boyd

531

 

37

09/29/1944

FEN XI-23

Strike

Liang

78

Bruce

531

 Deaton Crew

38

10/05/1944

DAR I-10

Strike

Macassar

82

Finlayson (RAAF)

531

 

39

10/09/1944

DAR I-22

Strike

Koepang

79

Grover

531

 

40

10/25/1944

DAR II-22

Strike

Ambesia

77

Forssell

531

 

41

11/05/1944

DAR III-1

Strike

Bima

88

Halliday (RAAF)

531

 

42

11/11/1944

DAR III-17

Strike

Pinrang

91

Blum

531

 

46

11/14/1944

DAR III-27

Strike

Macassar

81

Van Pelt

531

 Lenihan Crew

44

11/18/1944

DAR III-37

Strike

Polewali

77

Forssell

531

 

45

11/27/1944

DAR IV-12

Strike

Kendari and Bora Bora

Mix

Garn

531

 

46

11/29/1944

DAR IV-20

Strike

Kendari

81

Brissey

531

 Lenihan Crew

47

12/02/1944

DAR IV-25

Strike

Boro Boro

81

Garrison

531

 Lenihan Crew

48

12/07/1944

DAR IV-46

Strike

Ambesia

77

Forssell

531

 

49

12/12/1944

DAR V-12

Strike

Kendari

77

Forssell

531

 

50

12/20/1944

DAR V-25

Strike

Halong A/D, Java

86

Williams

531

 Brasfield Crew

51

12/28/1944

DAR VI-1

Recce

Shipping, Flores Sea

93

Brown (RAAF)

531

 

52

12/30/1944

DAR VI-9

Strike

Limboeng A/D, Celebes

85

Williams

531

 Sears Crew

53

01/06/1945

DAR VI-33

Search G-1-Red

Flores Sea

94

Swanson (RAAF)

531

 

54

01/09/1945

DAR VI-41

Strike

Guns, Lombok Straits

77

Forssell

531

 

55

02/02/1945

DAR VII-10

Strike

Malimpoeng A/D, Celebes

77

Forssell

531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer, Mindoro, Philippines

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