"SACK TIME"

Serial No.: 42-41219 Model: B-24D-150-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

053

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-41219

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


"SACK TIME"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-150-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2296

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

07/06/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

07/14/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

07/20/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

07/25/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Oklahoma City

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

07/21/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

09/17/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Lincoln, NE

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

 

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

 

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/531

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

11/1943

STATION:

Long Strip

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

11/01/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Pomelaa, Celebes

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

24 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

01/17/1944

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Crash Landing of 42-41236, Hit this Plane

WHERE TERMINATED:

Long Strip, NT, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

10/06/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

RFC

  

NOTES:               1st Flt 4 days out of sequence.  Oklahoma nose installed; nose torn off in crash noted above, false nose fitted by 30th Material Squadron and flown to Townsville for major repair.  Eventually returned to U.S. on 08/22/1944 per Aircraft Record Card.



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "SACK TIME"
Serial No.: 42-41219
Model: B-24D-150-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "SACK TIME"
Serial No.: 42-41219
Model: B-24D-150-CO

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

17031290

M/Sgt

Elden J. Imler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

34269149

Sgt

Samuel T. Warren

 

15102308

Cpl

Albert C. Barrett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

                        Notes:    

 




MISSION RECORD




 

"SACK TIME"

Serial No.:  42-41219 Model: B-24D-150-CO

 

Left Side

Frank Seale's 531st Crew

Source:  Flying Circus, p. 167; Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 171;
Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 108.

  

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 156.

 

 

Source:  Frank Cooper Collection (via Craig Bellamy).

 

View of Nose Window Damage 

Source:  Frank Cooper Collection (via Craig Bellamy).

 

 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 


Views of the Wreck and Repairs

  

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 151.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 151.


 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 151.

 



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