SAD SACK

Serial No.: 42-73133 Model: B-24J-15-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

091

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-73133

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


SAD SACK

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-15-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2703

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

09/03/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

09/10/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

09/14/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

09/21/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

09/16/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

09/30/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

10/27/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

11/01/1943

DESTINATION:

Brisbane

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

01/30/1944

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Darwin

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/531

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

12/06/1943

STATION:

Long Strip

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

12/10/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Balikpapan, Borneo

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

52 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

01/01/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Flak Damage, Shipping, Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Darwin, NT, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

03/04/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

 

                NOTES:               Fitted with Trimetrogon Cameras and Radar Ferret Set


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: SAD SACK
Serial No.: 42-73133
Model: B-24J-15-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: SAD SACK
Serial No.: 42-73133
Model: B-24J-15-CO

 


 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

14104318

M/Sgt

David W. M. Donley, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

34269665

Sgt

Jesse B. Brown

 

33168612

Cpl

Leroy C. DeBinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    

  

 


MISSION RECORD
 

SAD SACK

Serial No.:  42-73133 Model: B-24J-15-CO

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

Left Side - OD

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 480.

 

 

Right Side - OD

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 220.

Left Side - NMF

 

Source:  Frank Cooper Collection (via Craig Bellamy).

 

Source:  Unknown

 

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

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 440.

 

 

 Source:  Ted Williams Collection.

 

 

 Source:  Ted Williams Collection.

 

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/sadsack.htm

 

 

Source:  http://www.halun.com/images/dal11.JPG

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 438.

 

 

 Source:  Ted Williams Collection.


 

Source:  The Flying Circus, p. 165.

 

 

 G. Grunnet on turret, R. Ogilvie on ground.

 Source:  Ted Williams Collection.


 

 

 M. Martinez on turret,
M. Wilkinson on ground.

 Source:  Ted Williams Collection.

 

 

Source:  Ted Williams Collection.

 

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