THE SCREAMER / EMBARRASSED

Serial No.: 44-40189 Model: B-24J-150-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

126

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-40189

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

THE SCREAMER / EMBARRASSED

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-150-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

4125

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

02/24/1944

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/01/1944

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/03/1944

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/06/1944

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/04/1944

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/04/1944

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/22/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

04/26/1944

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/531

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

04/1944

STATION:

Long Strip

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

05/06/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Penfoei, Timor

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

55 AU + 46 PH = 101

TERMINATION DATE:

11/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

Kingman, AZ

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

11/01/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Kingman

 

                NOTES:              



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: THE SCREAMER /
EMBARRASSED
Serial No.: 44-40189
Model: B-24J-150-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: THE SCREAMER /
EMBARRASSED
Serial No.: 44-40189
Model: B-24J-150-CO


 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

38046721

M/Sgt

William S. Noonan

 

33184705

T/Sgt

James R. Ruth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:

 



MISSION RECORD



 

THE SCREAMER / EMBARRASSED

Serial No.:  44-40189 Model: B-24J-150-CO

 

No pictures available as THE SCREAMER nose art

  

 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Right Side

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 275.

 

 

Source:  Unknown

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 385.


Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 


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

 

 

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


 

Source:  Unknown.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 443.

 

 

Source: David L. Holmes (his grandfather, S/Sgt George Holmes, was a cameraman with the 7th Combat Camera Unit), submitted to   http://www.b24bestweb.com/embarrassed1.htm

 

 

Left Side

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 406.

 



Last updated:  2 February 2022