No.

040

SERIAL NO.:

42-40534

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

THE ONE

MODEL:

B-24D-70-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1611

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/08/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/19/1943

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/20/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/26/1943

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/22/1943

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/21/1943

STAGING PLACE:

Topeka

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/26/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/08/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

MOD COMPLETED

OVERSEAS:

Nose turret

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

Townsville

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528

ASSIGNMENT

DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Fenton

FIRST MISSION:

08/22/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Kendari, Celebes

NO. OF MISSIONS:

6  AU

TERMINATION DATE:

10/1943

WHY TERMINATED:

Sent for maintenance, not returned

WHERE TERMINATED:

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

02/10/1944

WHERE REMOVED:

Townsville

                NOTES:               Apparently transferred to RAAF (7OTU) for spares and salvaged 02/1944.