"PATCHES"

Serial No.: 42-73474 Model: B-24J-50-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

106

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-73474

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


"PATCHES"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-50-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

3044

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

10/18/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

10/23/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

10/27/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

10/29/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

10/28/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

11/09/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

12/01/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

12/05/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/531

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

 

STATION:

Long Strip

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

02/26/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Waigeo Island, NG

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

45 AU/NG + 17 PH = 62

TERMINATION DATE:

04/20/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Ditched, Engine Failure, Never Found

WHERE TERMINATED:

South China Sea, Palawan, Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

04/20/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Biak

  

                NOTES:               RAAF, RCM Receiver Installed
 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "PATCHES"
Serial No.: 42-73474
Model: B-24J-50-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "PATCHES"
Serial No.: 42-73474
Model: B-24J-50-CO

 


 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

34169458

Sgt

Hugh P. Reynolds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Notes:    

 


MISSION RECORD
 

"PATCHES"

Serial No.:  42-73474 Model: B-24J-50-CO

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 154.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 339.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 88.

 

 

Source:  http://oldcmp.net.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 331.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 194.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 503.

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/patches-v3.htm

Source: Peter Dunn (October 2023),  https://www.ozatwar.com/usaaf/49depotrepairsqn.htm

 

Last updated:  07/09/2012 07:50 PM