ON DE-FENSE

Serial No.: 42-109995 Model: B-24J-125-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

119

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-109995

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


ON DE-FENSE

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-125-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

3791

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

01/17/1944

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

01/22/1944

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

01/25/1944

MOD CENTER DATE:

02/03/1944

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

01/26/1944

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

02/18/1944

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

03/18/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

03/21/1944

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

05/1944

STATION:

Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

05/06/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Halmahera

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

41 AU + 43 PH = 84

TERMINATION DATE:

06/22/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Crash Landing

WHERE TERMINATED:

Murtha Strip, Mindoro, Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

09/05/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

  

                NOTES:               This aircraft arrived at 380th named ROUGH KNIGHT

 


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: ON DE-FENSE
Serial No.: 42-109995
Model: B-24J-125-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: ON DE-FENSE
Serial No.: 42-109995
Model: B-24J-125-CO

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Notes:    




MISSION RECORD



 

ON DE-FENSE

Serial No.:  42-109995 Model: B-24J-125-CO

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

 Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 165.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 149.

 

 

Source:  Craig Bellamy.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 96; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 382.

 



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