ROUGH NIGHT! / ROUGH KNIGHT

Serial No.: 42-100209 Model: B-24J-80-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

112

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-100209

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

ROUGH NIGHT! /
 ROUGH KNIGHT

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-80-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

3358

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

11/24/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

12/01/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

12/06/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

12/09/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

12/07/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

12/19/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

01/22/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

01/26/1944

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

02/19/1944

STATION:

Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

02/25/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Shipping, Ceram Sea

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

59 AU/NG + 36 PH = 95

TERMINATION DATE:

09/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

Kingman, AZ

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

01/25/1946

WHERE REMOVED:

Kingman

  

                NOTES:            



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: ROUGH NIGHT! /
ROUGH KNIGHT
Serial No.: 42-100209
Model: B-24J-80-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: ROUGH NIGHT! /
ROUGH KNIGHT
Serial No.: 42-100209
Model: B-24J-80-CO

 


 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

34134078

M/Sgt

Malcolm D. Wilson

 

35403818

M/Sgt

Atlee R. Miller

 

13023647

M/Sgt

John M. Hoke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

34287051

Cpl

Thomas H. Lehning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Notes:     Lehning:  529th

 

 



MISSION RECORD



 

ROUGH NIGHT! / ROUGH KNIGHT

Serial No.:  42-100209 Model: B-24J-80-CO

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

Right Side - OD

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 167; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 224.

 


Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 196.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 234.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 489.

 

 

Source:  Craig Bellamy.

 

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/roughnight-knight2.htm

 

 

Right Side

After Stripping - NMF

Note Change in Name

 

Source:  The Flying Circus, p. 159; Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 168.

 

 

Source:  The Flying Circus, p. 152.

 

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 148.

 

 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.


Source: Dan Stockton.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 498.

 

 

Source: Craig Bellamy.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 490.

 

 

After Second Name Change

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/roughnight-knight3.htm

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 373.

 

Source:  Craig Bellamy.

 

 

For Return to States

Source:  Unknown.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 405.

 



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