MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-73481

 

NOSE ART:
ESQUIRE

 

MODEL:
J-50-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:
481

LOCATION: Australia

NOTES:




No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

1

02/02/1944

FEN IV-21

Strike

Sorong

93

Moody

531

 

2

02/11/1944

FEN IV-28

Strike

Kendari

93

Moody

531

 

3

02/20/1944

FEN IV-33

Strike

Laha

93

Moody

531

 

4

03/11/1944

FEN V-8

Recce

Tri-Met, Geelvink Bay

93

Moody

531

 

5

03/25/1944

FEN VI-3

Recce

Photo, Geelvink Bay

76

Hahn

531

Seale Crew; Abort, Guns Did Not Work

6

03/28/1944

FEN VI-7

Strike

Penfoei A/D, Timor

93

Moody

531

 

7

03/30/1944

FEN VI-8

Strike

Kai Islands

93

Moody

531

 

8

04/01/1944

FEN VI-9

Recce

Shipping

85

Lasko

531

 

9

04/03/1944

FEN VI-11

Strike

Langgoer A/D, Kai Islands

93

Moody

531

 

10

04/06/1944

FEN VI-15

Recce

Tri-Met, Tanimbar Island

93

Moody

531

Mission Aborted by Other Planes

11

04/07/1944

FEN VI-16

Strike

Langgoer A/D

93

Moody

531

 

12

04/09/1944

FEN VI-20

Strike

Shipping, Manipa Straits, Ceram

93

Moody

531

 

13

04/17/1944

FEN VI-22

Strike

Kai Islands

93

Moody

531

 

14

04/21/1944

FEN VI-30

Strike

Noemfoor Island

93

Moody

531

 

15

04/22/1944

FEN VI-31

Strike

Noemfoor Island

84

Manley

531

Abort, #3 Oil Leak

16

04/24/1944

FEN VI-36

Strike

Kamiri A/D, Noemfoor Island

84

Moody

531

 

17

04/26/1944

FEN VI-39

Strike

Jefman A/D

87

Smith

531

Baptist Crew; Abort, Blew Cylinder Head

18

05/03/1944

FEN VI-49

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

78

Deaton

531

Mission Abandoned, Too Few Aircraft

19

05/06/1944

FEN VII-3

Strike

Penfoei A/D, Timor

81

Lenihan

531

 

20

05/09/1944

FEN VII-11

Strike

Langgoer A/D, Kai Islands

78

Deaton

531

 

21

05/11/1944

FEN VII-12

Strike

Ambon, Amboinia Island

88

Hamilton

531

 Zagrobski Crew

22

05/13/1944

FEN VII-13

Strike

Kamiri and Namber A/D, Noemfoor

78

Deaton

531

 

23

05/17/1944

FEN VII-14

Strike

Soerabaja

78

Deaton

531

 

24

05/25/1944

FEN VII-22

Recce

Shipping, Halmahera

90

Brody

531

 

25

05/27/1944

FEN VII-24

Strike

Babo

81

Lenihan

531

 

26

06/06/1944

FEN VI-31

Strike

Shipping, Waigeo Island

93

Moody

531

 

27

06/27/1944

FEN VII-43

Strike

Babo

86

Bruce

531

 

28

06/29/1944

FEN VII-45

Strike

Babo

82

Parker (RAAF)

531

 

29

07/04/1944

FEN VIII-6

Strike

Namlea

85

Lasko

531

Abort, Prop Governor Out

30

07/18/1944

FEN VIII-30

Recce

Shipping, Flores

79

Grover

531

 

31

07/20/1944

FEN VIII-35

Strike

Amahai

76

Boyd

531

 

32

07/31/1944

FEN IX-5

Strike

Namlea

90

Brody

531

 

33

08/10/1944

FEN IX-25

Strike

Laha

96

Bowman (RAAF)

531

 

34

08/10/1944

FEN IX-27

Strike

Amahai

93

Moody

531

 

35

08/25/1944

FEN IX-47

Strike

Laha

84

Hinman

531

 

36

08/31/1944

FEN X-3

Strike

Liang

80

Hamilton

531

 

37

09/04/1944

FEN X-9

Strike

Kendari

82

Finlayson (RAAF)

531

 

38

09/08/1944

FEN X-15

Strike

Kai Islands

86

Brasfield

531

 

39

09/16/1944

FEN X-35

Strike

Kendari

96

Bowman (RAAF)

531

 

40

09/20/1944

FEN X-45

Strike

Haroekoe

91

Moore (RAAF)

531

 

41

09/24/1944

FEN XI-9

Search I

Ceram Sea

87

Stephens

531

Upgrade Copilot, Baptist Crew

42

09/27/1944

FEN XI-18

Search H-1

Banda Sea

91

Moore (RAAF)

531

 

43

09/29/1944

FEN XI-23

Strike

Liang

91

Moore (RAAF)

531

 

44

10/02/1944

DAR I-2

Search H-1

Banda Sea

96

Bowman (RAAF)

531

 

45

10/05/1944

DAR I-10

Strike

Macassar

89

Swain (RAAF)

531

 First Mission for this Crew

46

10/09/1944

DAR I-22

Strike

Koepang

82

Finlayson (RAAF)

531

 

47

11/11/1944

DAR III-17

Strike

Pinrang

95

Biggs

531

 

48

11/14/1944

DAR III-27

Strike

Macassar

82

Hulsey

531

 

49

11/21/1944

DAR III-47

Strike

Ambesia

82

Hulsey

531

 

50

11/30/1944

DAR IV-24

Strike

Kendari, Harass

82

Van Pelt

531

 Hulsey Crew

51

12/09/1944

DAR V-7

Search I-1-Red

Banda and Molucca Seas

82

Hulsey

531

 

52

12/12/1944

DAR V-13

Search I-2-Green

Banda and Molucca Seas

85

Sears

531

 

53

12/20/1944

DAR V-25

Strike

Malang A/D, Java

94

Swanson (RAAF)

531

 

54

12/30/1944

DAR VI-9

Strike

Limboeng A/D, Celebes

82

Hulsey

531

Abort, Engine Out

55

01/28/1945

DAR VII-6

Strike

Lembar, Soemba

82

Hulsey

531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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