"SIX BITTS"

Serial No.: 42-100214 Model: B-24J-80-CO


Data Sheet Aircraft Record Card Maintenance Crew Mission Record Photos

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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

114

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-100214

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


"SIX BITTS"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24J-80-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

3363

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

11/25/1943

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:

12/25/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Herington, KS

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

01/18/1944

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

01/24/1944

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

 

STATION:

Long Strip

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

03/02/1944

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Shipping, Timor Sea

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

56 AU + 44 PH = 100

TERMINATION DATE:

07/28/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Biak Island, New Guinea

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

10/02/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

  

                NOTES:               RAAF, RCM Receiver Installed

 

 
 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "SIX BITTS"
Serial No.: 42-100214
Model: B-24J-80-CO
 

 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "SIX BITTS"
Serial No.: 42-100214
Model: B-24J-80-CO


 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

34205741

T/Sgt

Albert L. Andrews

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    

 

 


MISSION RECORD
 

"SIX BITTS"

Serial No.:  42-100214 Model: B-24J-80-CO

 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Right Side

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 142.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 142; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 251.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 503.


 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 349.

 

 

 

Source:  Unknown

 

 

Source:  The Flying Circus, p. 143; Pete Burris Collection.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 360.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 502.

 

 

Left Side

Note Changing Mission Record

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Source:  Joe Dally Collection.


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

 

Source:  Unknown

 

 Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/sixbitts1.htm

 

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/sixbitts2.htm

 

 

 

 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 484.

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 107.


 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 349.

 

 

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

 

 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

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