THE MISS HAP

Serial No.: 42-100221 Model: B-24J-80-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

115

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-100221

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


THE MISS HAP

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-80-CU

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

3370

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

11/26/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

12/02/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

12/07/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

12/09/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

12/08/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

01/08/1944

STAGING PLACE:

Herington, KS

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

01/20/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

01/24/1944

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

02/1944

STATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

03/02/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Shipping, Timor Sea

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

50 AU + 26 PH = 76

TERMINATION DATE:

08/26/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Biak Island, New Guinea

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

10/22/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

  

                    NOTES:              


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: THE MISS HAP
Serial No.: 42-100221
Model: B-24J-80-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: THE MISS HAP
Serial No.: 42-100221
Model: B-24J-80-CO


 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

34167715

M/Sgt

Walter A. (Albert) Baldwin

 

14080151

T/Sgt

Thomas H. Howell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    

 

 


MISSION RECORD
 

THE MISS HAP

Serial No.:  42-100221 Model: B-24J-80-CO

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Original Nose Art - OD

All Right Side

 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 250.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 209.

 

 

Source:  George Stevenson Collection.

 

 

 

Source:  Unknown

 

Thomas Crew

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 164.

 

 

Source:  Joe Dally Collection.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 481.


 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 482.

 

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/misshap.htm

 

 

Source:  Gossard/Frye Videotape.

 

 Source:  Gossard/Frye Videotape.

 

 

 

Natural Metal Finish Version of Nose Art

All Right Side

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 143.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 324.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 164; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 343.

 

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