SANDRA KAY

Serial No.: 42-72790 Model: B-24D-155-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

071

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-72790

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


SANDRA KAY

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-155-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2360

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

07/16/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

07/24/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

07/29/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

08/05/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

07/31/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

08/13/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

09/06/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

09/16/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

Nose turret

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

10/19/1943

STATION:

Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

11/09/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Sourabaja, Java

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

89 AU/NG + 34 PH = 123

TERMINATION DATE:

05/19/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Crash Landing

WHERE TERMINATED:

Mindoro, Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

05/26/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

                NOTES:               RAAF, RCM Receiver Installed



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: SANDRA KAY
Serial No.: 42-72790
Model: B-24D-155-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: SANDRA KAY
Serial No.: 42-72790
Model: B-24D-155-CO

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

19056129

M/Sgt

Max V. Helman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

19062704

T/Sgt

Duward E. Hunt

 

33107728

T/Sgt

Hugh L. McLeish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    




MISSION RECORD



 

SANDRA KAY

Serial No.:  42-72790 Model: B-24D-155-CO

 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

  

 

Right Side, OD and NMF

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 146.

 

 

 Source:  Joe Dally Collection.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 192.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 318.

 

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 318.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 485.

 

 

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

 

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


 

Left Side

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the  Heavies, p. 84.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 318.

 



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