MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-73332

 

NOSE ART:
UNDEC?IDED / SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS

 

MODEL:
J-35-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:
333

LOCATION: Australia

NOTES:

Missions 5-6:  New Guinea Deployment IV

Mission 10:  Special Missions-Australia





No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

1

02/11/1944

FEN IV-28

Strike

Kendari

87

Connery

531

 

2

02/15/1944

FEN IV-30

Recce

Halmahera

90

Nunan

531

 

3

2/20/1944

FEN IV-33

Strike

Laha

90

Nunan

531

 

4

02/26/1944

FEN IV-38

Recce

Waigeo Island

79

Grover

531

 First Mission for this Crew

5

03/03/1944

64-C

Strike

Hollandia

84

Manley

531

 

6

05/03/1944

65-K

Strike

Los Negros

91

Magee

531

 

7

03/13/1944

FEN V-16

Recce

Shipping, Timor Sea

84

Manley

531

Abort, Engine #4 Out

8

03/15/1944

FEN V-24

Recce

Shipping, Timor Sea

79

Grover

531

 

9

03/18/1944

FEN V-29

Strike

Babo

85

Lasko

531

 

10

03/20/1944

FEN II-64

Search

Search for Missing B-24

76

Seale

531

 

11

03/25/1944

FEN VI-3

Recce

Photo, Geelvink Bay

80

Hamilton

531

 

12

03/30/1944

FEN VI-8

Strike

Kai Islands

86

Bruce

531

Abort, Superchargers

13

04/05/1944

FEN VI-12

Recce

Tri-Met, SW New Guinea

80

Hamilton

531

 

14

04/07/1944

FEN VI-16

Strike

Langgoer A/D

90

Brody

531

First Mission for this Crew

15

04/09/1944

FEN VI-20

Strike

Shipping, Manipa Straits, Ceram

86

Bruce

531

 

16

04/17/1944

FEN VI-22

Strike

Kai Islands

81

Lenihan

531

 

17

04/18/1944

FEN VI-23

Strike

Babo

92

Henderson

531

 

18

04/19/1944

FEN VI-25

Strike

Manokwari

85

Lasko

531

 

19

04/20/1944

FEN VI-27

Strike

Noemfoor Island

81

Lenihan

531

 

20

04/22/1944

FEN VI-31

Strike

Noemfoor Island

90

Brody

531

 

21

04/24/1944

FEN VI-36

Strike

Kamiri Strip, Noemfoor Island

90

Brody

531

Abort, Oil Leak

22

04/28/1944

FEN VI-43

Strike

Jefman A/D

90

Brody

531

 

23

05/03/1944

FEN VI-49

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

87

Smith

531

Baptist Crew;
Abort, #4 Turbo Supercharger

24

05/06/1944

FEN VII-3

Strike

Penfoei AD, Timor

89

Stutt (RAAF)

531

 

25

05/07/1944

FEN VII-6

Strike

Utoram A/D, Dutch NG

90

Brody

531

 

26

05/27/1944

FEN VII-24

Strike

Babo

90

Brody

531

 

27

05/31/1944

FEN VII-26

Strike

Liang

90

Brody

531

 

28

06/03/1944

FEN VII-29

Strike

Halong

81

Lenihan

531

 

29

06/15/1944

FEN VII-36

Strike

Lautem Timor

88

Swartz

531

 

30

06/22/1944

FEN VII-38

Strike

Liang

90

Brody

531

 

31

07/04/1944

FEN VIII-6

Strike

Namlea

90

Brody

531

 

32

07/08/1944

FEN VIII-15

Recce

Weather, Arafura Sea

80

Hamilton

531

 

33

07/10/1944

FEN VIII-18

Strike

Laha

80

Hamilton

531

 

34

07/15/1944

FEN VIII-25

Strike

Namlea

87

Williams

531

 Baptist Crew

35

07/18/1944

FEN VIII-30

Recce

Shipping, Flores

82

Parker (RAAF)

531

 

36

07/21/1944

FEN VIII-36

Recce

Weather, Molucca Sea

89

Strauss (RAAF)

531

 

37

07/23/1944

FEN VIII-38

Search

Missing Catalina, Banda Sea

80

Hamilton

531

 

38

07/25/1944

FEN VIII-41

Strike

Namlea

86

Bruce

531

 

39

07/29/1944

FEN IX-2

Search "H"

Shipping, Banda Sea

94

Gillespie (RAAF)

531

 

40

08/09/1944

FEN IX-21

Strike

Namlea

79

Grover

531

 

41

08/12/1944

FEN IX-27

Strike

Amahai

80

Hamilton

531

 

42

08/25/1944

FEN IX-47

Strike

Laha

78

Deaton

531

 

43

09/04/1944

FEN X-9

Strike

Kendari

91

Moore (RAAF)

531

 

44

09/08/1944

FEN X-15

Strike

Kai Islands

96

Bowman (RAAF)

531

 

45

09/12/1944

FEN X-23

Strike

Haroekoe

91

Moore (RAAF)

531

 

46

09/20/1944

FEN X-45

Strike

Haroekoe

90

Austin

531

Upgraded Copilot, Brody Crew

47

09/27/1944

FEN XI-19

Strike

Haroekoe

76

Boyd

531

 

48

10/01/1944

FEN XI-33

Strike

Laha

80

Hamilton

531

 

49

10/05/1944

DAR I-10

Strike

Macassar

93

Williams

531

 Moody Crew

50

10/25/1944

DAR II-22

Strike

Ambesia

80

Hamilton

531

 

51

10/30/1944

DAR II-35

Search I-2-Green

Celebes Sea

91

Blum

531

 

52

11/02/1944

DAR II-46

Strike

Macassar

80

Hamilton

531

 

53

11/05/1944

DAR III-1

Strike

Bima

78

Deaton

531

Abort, Oil Leak #3 Engine

54

11/07/1944

DAR III-6

Strike

Raba

80

Moody

531

 Hamilton Crew

55

11/11/1944

DAR III-17

Strike

Pinrang

85

Sears

531

 

56

11/14/1944

DAR III-27

Strike

Macassar

102

Wilson

531

 

57

11/18/1944

DAR III-37

Strike

Polewali

102

Wilson

531

 

58

12/07/1944

DAR IV-46

Strike

Ambesia

85

Garn

531

 Sears Crew

59

12/20/1944

DAR V-25

Strike

Malang A/D, Java

85

Sears

531

 

60

12/30/1944

DAR VI-9

Strike

Limboeang A/D, Celebes

94

Swanson (RAAF)

531

 

61

01/05/1945

DAR VI-31

Strike

Pomelaa

85

Sears

531

 

62

01/09/1945

DAR VI-41

Strike

Guns, Lombok Straits

93

Law (RAAF)

531

 

63

01/11/1945

DAR VII-2

Strike

Kendari, Harass

85

Sears

531

 

64

02/02/1945

DAR VII-10

Strike

Malimpoeng A/D, Celebes

86

Brasfield

531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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