SNAFU

Serial No.: 42-40513 Model: B-24D-65-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

025

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-40513

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


SNAFU

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1590

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/03/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/15/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/17/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/24/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/18/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/14/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/29/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/04/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Manbulloo

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

06/11/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Koepang, Timor

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

20 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

09/15/1943

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Wrecked, T/O Accident, Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Manbulloo

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

10/20/1943

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC

                    NOTES:            



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: SNAFU
Serial No.: 42-40513
Model: B-24D-65-CO
 

 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: SNAFU
Serial No.: 42-40513
Model: B-24D-65-CO


 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

18060400

M/Sgt

Marcel M. Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

 Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Notes:    




MISSION RECORD




 

SNAFU

Serial No.:  42-40513 Model: B-24D-65-CO

 

Right Side

 

Source:  Joe Dally Collection.

 


Source:  Joe Dally Collection.


 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 52.

 

 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection

 


 

Bob Horn's 529th Crew
Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 40; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 84.

 

 

 

Jack Kelly's 529th Crew
Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 76.

 

 

Source:  Frank Cooper Collection (via Craig Bellamy).

Bob Horn's SNAFU awaiting the salvage dump
Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 128.

 


Left Side


Source:  Frank Cooper Collection (via Craig Bellamy).

 

Bob Horn's Ship, Scrapped at Fenton
Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 105.

 

Fuselage on Display at the Darwin Air Museum
Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.



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