MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-73474

 

NOSE ART:
"PATCHES"

 

MODEL:
J-50-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:
474

LOCATION: Australia

NOTES:

Missions 2-5:  New Guinea Deployment IV





No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

1

02/26/1944

FEN IV-38

Recce

Waigeo Island

77

Lurty

531

 

2

03/01/1944

61-F

Strike

Awar Plantation, Hansa Bay, NG

77

Lurty

531

 

3

03/03/1944

64-C

Strike

Hollandia

92

Henderson

531

 

4

03/05/1944

65-K

Strike

Los Negros

40

Ivey

529

Abort, Ailerons

5

03/08/1944

68-I

Strike

Boram, Wewak

19

Blake

529

 

6

04/17/1944

FEN VI-22

Strike

Kai Islands

87

Smith

531

Baptist Crew

7

04/18/1944

FEN VI-23

Strike

Babo

78

Deaton

531

 

8

04/20/1944

FEN VI-27

Strike

Noemfoor Island

87

Smith

531

Baptist Crew

9

04/21/1944

FEN VI-30

Strike

Noemfoor Island

89

Stutt (RAAF)

531

 

10

04/22/1944

FEN VI-31

Strike

Noemfoor Island

83

Buia

531

 

11

04/24/1944

FEN VI-36

Strike

Kamiri A/D, Noemfoor Island

92

Henderson

531

 

12

04/28/1944

FEN VI-43

Strike

Jefman A/D

93

Moody

531

Abort, Aileron Control

13

05/26/1944

FEN VII-23

Strike

Manokwari

87

Williams

531

 Baptist Crew

14

05/31/1944

FEN VII-26

Strike

Liang

83

Buia

531

 

15

06/03/1944

FEN VII-29

Strike

Halong

80

Hamilton

531

 

16

06/08/1944

FEN VII-32

Strike

Shipping, Jefman

80

Hamilton

531

 

17

06/12/1944

FEN VII-33

Strike

Liang

87

Williams

531

 Baptist Crew

18

06/22/1944

FEN VII-38

Strike

Liang

77

Ericksen (RAAF)

531

 

19

06/27/1944

FEN VII-43

Strike

Babo

82

Parker (RAAF)

531

First Misson for this Crew;
Abort, Gas Cap

20

06/29/1944

FEN VII-45

Strike

Babo

87

Williams

531

 Baptist Crew

21

07/01/1944

FEN VII-49

Strike

Namlea

78

Deaton

531

 

22

07/04/1944

FEN VIII-10

Strike

Shipping, North Coast, Ceram

89

Strauss (RAAF)

531

 

23

7/07/1944

FEN VIII-13

Recce

Weather, Banda Sea

93

Moody

531

 

24

07/31/1944

FEN IX-5

Strike

Namlea

79

Grover

531

 

25

08/02/1944

FEN IX-14

Strike

Laha

87

Williams

531

 Baptist Crew

26

08/23/1944

FEN IX-46

Strike

Langgoer

96

Bowman (RAAF)

531

 

27

08/25/1944

FEN IX-47

Strike

Laha

91

Moore (RAAF)

531

First Misson for this Crew

28

10/28/1944

DAR II-29

Search I-2-Green

Banda Sea

77

Forssell

531

First Misson for this Crew

29

10/30/1944

DAR II-36

Strike

Macassar

89

Swain (RAAF)

531

 

30

11/02/1944

DAR II-46

Strike

Macassar

91

Blum

531

 First Mission for this Crew

31

11/05/1944

DAR III-1

Strike

Bima

76

Boyd

531

 

32

11/07/1944

DAR III-6

Strike

Raba

82

Hulsey

531

 

33

11/09/1944

DAR III-13

Search H-2-Green

Banda and Molucca Seas

88

Halliday (RAAF)

531

 

34

11/11/1944

DAR III-17

Strike

Pinrang

102

Wilson

531

 First Mission for this Crew

35

11/20/1944

DAR III-45

Search H-2-Green

Banda Sea

102

Wilson

531

 

36

11/27/1944

DAR IV-12

Strike

Kendari and Boro Boro

102

Wilson

531

 

37

11/29/1944

DAR IV-20

Strike

Kendari

102

Wilson

531

 

38

12/06/1944

DAR IV-44

Search G-2-Green

Flores Sea

79

Deaton

531

 Grover Crew

39

12/27/1944

DAR V-48

Strike

Kendari, Harass

79

Garn

531

 Grover Crew

40

12/30/1944

DAR VI-9

Strike

Limboeng A/D, Celebes

78

Neal

531

 

41

12/31/1944

DAR VI-15

Strike

Ambesia

102

Wilson

531

 

42

01/08/1945

DAR VI-39

Search H-1-Red

Banda Sea

92

Brown (RAAF)

531

 

43

01/09/1945

DAR VI-44

Search I-2-Green

Banda and Molucca Seas

82

Hamilton

531

 Hulsey Crew

44

01/28/1945

DAR VII-6

Strike

Lembar, Soemba

84

Hinman

531

 

45

02/02/1945

DAR VII-10

Strike

Malimpoeng A/D, Celebes

102

Wilson

531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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