SNAFU No. II

Serial No.: 42-41120 Model: B-24D-135-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

048

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-41120

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


SNAFU No. II

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-135-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

2197

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

06/21/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

06/29/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

07/01/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

07/03/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson/Tinker

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

07/02/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

07/25/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Lincoln, NE

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

09/14/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfield, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

09/20/1943

DESTINATION:

Townsville

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

 

STATION:

Long Strip

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

11/17/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Tjepoe, Java

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

62 AU/NG

TERMINATION DATE:

02/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Salvaged

WHERE TERMINATED:

Darwin, Australia, 02/1945

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

05/20/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

UCIP

 

            NOTES:               Oklahoma Nose Modification; RAAF, RCM Receiver Installed



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: SNAFU No. II
Serial No.: 42-41120
Model: B-24D-135-CO
 


 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: SNAFU No. II
Serial No.: 42-41120
Model: B-24D-135-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 No. II

Serial No.:  42-41120 Model: B-24D-135-CO

 

Left Side

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 144; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 208.

  

 

Source:  Craig Bellamy, Email, 20 October 2002.  

 

Source:  Frank Cooper Collection (via Craig Bellamy).
 

  Source:  Alan Griffith


Right Side

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

 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.  

 

 

Source:  Frank Cooper Collection (via Craig Bellamy).

 

Source:  Craig Bellamy, Email, 20 October 2002.  

Note NO. for Number on  this picture.

   

Source:  http://www.halun.com/images/dal1.JPG.

 



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