No.

008

SERIAL NO.:

42-40489

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

MISS GIVING

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1566

INITIAL MFG DATE:

02/26/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/10/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/13/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/20/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/15/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/06/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/17/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

04/24/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Fenton

FIRST MISSION:

06/11/1943

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

Koepang, Timor

NO. OF MISSIONS:

24 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

12/13/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Transferred RAAF, A72-4 (03/03/1944)

WHERE TERMINATED:

Fenton, NT, Australia

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

03/03/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

Townsville