No.

016

SERIAL NO.:

42-40502

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

PEGGY /  HELL'S ANGEL

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1579

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/01/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/12/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/16/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/21/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/16/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/13/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/29/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/04/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Fenton

WHERE

Cape Schelling,

FIRST MISSION:

05/15/1943

(1ST MISSION):

New Britain

NO. OF MISSIONS:

6  AU/NG

TERMINATION DATE:

06/30/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Damaged, Take-off Crash, Sent to Townsville, Not Returned, Apparently Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Dobadura, New Guinea

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

07/14/1943

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC

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