No.

036

SERIAL NO.:

42-40526

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

PRINCE VALIANT /
 PUG (II)

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1603

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/06/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/17/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/19/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/25/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/22/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/19/1943

STAGING PLACE:

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:

Nose turret

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Townsville

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530/531

ASSIGNMENT

Initial Deployment, 

   DATE:

 To 531, 07/1943

STATION:

Fenton/Long

FIRST MISSION:

Unknown

WHERE (1^ST MISSION):

New Guinea

NO. OF MISSIONS:

67 AU/NG + 32 PH = 99

TERMINATION DATE:

06/09/1945

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Biak Island, New Guinea

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

08/26/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP