No.

009

SERIAL NO.:

42-40491

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

POOCHIE

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1568

INITIAL MFG DATE:

02/26/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/10/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/13/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/20/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/15/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/06/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/26/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/01/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528

ASSIGNMENT

   DATE:

Initial Deployment, To 530 07/05/1943

STATION:

Fenton

FIRST MISSION:

06/23/1943

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

Macassar, Celebes

NO. OF MISSIONS:

 1 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

07/31/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Crash and Burn-Out in Grass Fire near Black Sand Plain near Daly River, NT

WHERE TERMINATED:

Northern Territory, Australia

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

08/04/1943

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC