MISSION RECORD



SN:
42-73489

 

NOSE ART:
HOT ROCKS / THE SULTAN'S DAUGHTER

 

MODEL:
J-50-CO

SQDN ASSGD:

531

 

MFR:
Consolidated-San Diego

 

M#:
489

LOCATION: Australia

NOTES:

Mission 4:  New Guinea Deployment IV





No.

Date

(M/D/Y)

Mission

#

Mission Type

 

Target

Crew #

Acft Cmdr

 

Sqdn

 

Results/NOTES

1

02/11/1944

FEN IV-28

Strike

Kendari

76

Seale

531

Abort, Fuel Transfer Pump

2

02/20/1944

FEN IV-33

Strike

Laha

92

Henderson

531

 

3

02/26/1944

FEN IV-38

Recce

Waigeo Island

92

Henderson

531

 

4

03/01/1944

61-F

Strike

Awar Plantation, Hansa Bay, NG

92

Henderson

531

 

5

03/18/1944

FEN V-29

Strike

Babo

92

Henderson

531

 

6

03/23/1944

FEN VI-1

Recce

Tri-Met, SW New Guinea

80

Hamilton

531

 

7

03/25/1944

FEN VI-3

Recce

Photo, Geelvink Bay

91

Magee

531

 

8

03/28/1944

FEN VI-7

Strike

Penfoei A/D, Timor

86

Bruce

531

 

9

04/01/1944

FEN VI-9

Recce

Shipping

87

Smith

531

 

10

04/03/1944

FEN VI-11

Strike

Langgoer A/D, Kai Islands

86

Bruce

531

 

11

04/05/1944

FEN VI-12

Recce

Tri-Met, SW New Guinea

92

Henderson

531

 

12

04/07/1944

FEN VI-16

Strike

Langgoer A/D

92

Henderson

531

 

13

04/09/1944

FEN VI-20

Strike

Shipping, Manipa Straits, Ceram

92

Henderson

531

 

14

04/26/1944

FEN VI-39

Strike

Jefman A/D

84

Manley

531

 

15

04/28/1944

FEN VI-43

Strike

Jefman A/D

82

Parsons (RAAF)

531

 

16

05/03/1944

FEN VI-49

Recce

Shipping, Geelvink Bay

91

Magee

531

Aileron Control, Abandoned Mission,
Too Few Aircraft

17

05/07/1944

FEN VII-6

Strike

Utoram A/D, Dutch NG

85

Lasko

531

 

18

05/09/1944

FEN VII-11

Strike

Langgoer A/D, Kai Islands

91

Williams

531

 Magee Crew

19

05/13/1944

FEN VII-13

Strike

Kamiri and Namber A/D, Noemfoor

90

Brody

531

 

20

05/21/1944

FEN VII-21

Strike

Manokwari

92

Henderson

531

 

21

05/25/1944

FEN VII-22

Recce

Shipping, Halmahera

92

Henderson

531

 

22

05/27/1944

FEN VII-24

Strike

Babo

92

Henderson

531

 

23

05/28/1944

FEN VII-25

Strike

Jefman

87

Campbell

531

 Baptist Crew

24

06/06/1944

FEN VII-31

Strike

Shipping, Waigeo Island

77

Ericksen (RAAF)

531

First Mission for this Crew

25

06/13/1944

FEN VII-34

Strike

Halong

79

Grover

531

 

26

06/27/1944

FEN VII-43

Strike

Babo

77

Ericksen (RAAF)

531

 

27

06/29/1944

FEN VII-45

Strike

Babo

92

Henderson

531

 

28

07/01/1944

FEN VII-49

Strike

Namlea

89

Strauss (RAAF)

531

 

29

07/08/1944

FEN VIII-15

Recce

Weather, Arafura Sea

82

Parker (RAAF)

531

 

30

07/09/1944

FEN VIII-16

Strike

Namlea

92

Henderson

531

 

31

07/11/1944

FEN VIII-20

Strike

Amahai

89

Strauss (RAAF)

531

 

32

07/20/1944

FEN VIII-35

Strike

Amahai

87

Williams

531

 Baptist Crew

33

08/09/1944

FEN IX-21

Strike

Namlea

94

Gillespie (RAAF)

531

 

34

08/22/1944

FEN IX-45

Strike

Amahai

77

Prest

531

 

35

08/23/1944

FEN IX-46

Strike

Langgoer

76

Boyd

531

 

36

08/25/1944

FEN IX-47

Strike

Laha

82

Finlayson (RAAF)

531

 

37

08/31/1944

FEN X-3

Strike

Liang

96

Bowman (RAAF)

531

 

38

09/08/1944

FEN X-15

Strike

Kai Islands

77

Prest

531

 

39

09/12/1944

FEN X-23

Strike

Haroekoe

82

Finlayson (RAAF)

531

 

40

09/16/1944

FEN X-35

Strike

Kendari

91

Moore (RAAF)

531

 

41

09/27/1944

FEN XI-19

Strike

Haroekoe

85

Sears

531

 

42

10/01/1944

FEN XI-33

Strike

Laha

77

Prest

531

 

43

10/11/1944

DAR I-26

Search H-2

Molucca Sea

83

Buia

531

 

44

10/13/1944

DAR I-34

Search H-1

Banda Sea

83

Buia

531

 

45

10/16/1944

DAR I-41

Strike

Macassar

89

Swain (RAAF)

531

 

46

10/19/1944

DAR I-48

Strike

Pare Pare

85

Sears

531

 

47

10/27/1944

DAR II-27

Strike

Palopo

80

Hamilton

531

 

48

10/28/1944

DAR II-30

Strike

Macassar

89

Swain (RAAF)

531

 

49

10/30/1944

DAR II-36

Strike

Macassar

80

Hamilton

531

 

50

11/02/1944

DAR II-46

Strike

Macassar

89

Swain (RAAF)

531

 

51

11/23/1944

DAR IV-6

Search G-1-Red

Flores Sea

94

Swanson (RAAF)

531

 First Mission for this Crew

52

11/27/1944

DAR IV-12

Strike

Kendari and Boro Boro

94

Swanson (RAAF)

531

 

53

11/29/1944

DAR IV-20

Strike

Kendari

90

Goode

531

 

54

12/01/1944

DAR IV-33

Strike

Kendari, Harass

78

Williams

531

 Deaton Crew

55

12/07/1944

DAR IV-46

Strike

Ambesia

91

Blum

531

 

56

12/10/1944

DAR V-8

Search I-2-Green

Banda and Molucca Seas

77

Forssell

531

 

57

12/12/1944

DAR V-12

Strike

Kendari

94

Swanson (RAAF)

531

 

58

12/14/1944

DAR V-15

Search I-2-Green

Banda and Molucca Seas

93

Law (RAAF)

531

 

59

01/28/1945

DAR VII-6

Strike

Lembar, Soemba

90

Goode

531

 

60

02/02/1945

DAR VII-10

Strike

Malimpoeng A/D, Celebes

95

Connaughton

531

 First Mission for this Crew

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer, Mindoro, Philippines

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