OLE 8 BALL  /  HOMMA HOMMA KID

Serial No.:  42-40497 Model: B-24D-65-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

 

No.

014

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-40497

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

OLE 8 BALL / HOMMA
 HOMMA KID

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1574

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

02/27/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/11/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/15/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/20/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/16/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/06/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/19/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

04/25/1943

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:

4 AU 

TERMINATION DATE:

07/06/1943

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Destroyed, Air Raid

WHERE TERMINATED:

Fenton, NT, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

07/14/1943

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC

                    NOTES:               



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: OLE 8 BALL / 
HOMMA HOMMA KID
Serial No.: 42-40497
Model: B-24D-65-CO
 


 


MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: OLE 8 BALL / 
HOMMA HOMMA KID
Serial No.: 42-40497
Model: B-24D-65-CO


 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

38069354

M/Sgt

Thomas L. Casey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    

 

 



MISSION RECORD



 

OLE 8 BALL  /  HOMMA HOMMA KID

Serial No.:  42-40497 Model: B-24D-65-CO

 

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