No.

042

SERIAL NO.:

42-40827

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

"OLD HICKORY"

MODEL:

B-24D-105-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1904

INITIAL MFG DATE:

05/04/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

05/13/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

05/14/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

05/19/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

05/17/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

06/13/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Herington, KS

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

06/30/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

07/23/1943

DESTINATION:

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

Nose turret

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Townsville

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

08/1943

STATION:

Fenton

FIRST MISSION:

09/01/1943

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

Lombok Straits

NO. OF MISSIONS:

25 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

03/01/1944

WHY TERMINATED:

Crash Landing (03/1944) (Horton)

WHERE TERMINATED:

Fenton, NT, Australia

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

05/05/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP