No.

018

SERIAL NO.:

42-40505

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

MR FIVE BY FIVE

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1582

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/02/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/13/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/16/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/21/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/17/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/16/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

05/01/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/05/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/531

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Manbulloo

FIRST MISSION:

Unknown

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

New Guinea

NO. OF MISSIONS:

26 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

12/11/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Nose Turret Installation - Transferred to 90th BG

WHERE TERMINATED:

Townsville, Australia

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

09/10/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

MIDA