MISS GIVING

Serial No.:  42-40489 Model: B-24D-65-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

 

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 (1ST 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

 

                NOTES:    No nose turret while with 380th



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: MISS GIVING
Serial No.: 42-40489
Model: B-24D-65-CO
 


 


MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: MISS GIVING
Serial No.: 42-40489
Model: B-24D-65-CO

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

37069585

M/Sgt

Leonard A. Castor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

  Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Notes:    




MISSION RECORD



 

MISS GIVING

Serial No.:  42-40489 Model: B-24D-65-CO

 

Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Right Side

 

Source:  Livingstone, Under the Southern Cross, p. 66.

 


 

Sources: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 469;
Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 39.

 


Banks Crew

Source:  Livingstone, Under the Southern Cross; p. 82.

 

 

Crew Chief, M/Sgt Leonard Castor with Jack Banks

Source:  Best in the Southwest, p. 83.

 

 

Source: Dr. Gossard's film/videotape (with credit to Tim Frye,
Purdue University, for converting video to still photo).

 

 

Left Side

 

Jack Banks

Source:  Best in the Southwest, p. 469.

 

 

Source:  Jack Banks Collection.

 


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