THE RED ASS

Serial No.: 42-40524 Model: B-24D-65-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

034

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


42-40524

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


THE RED ASS

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24D-65-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

1601

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

03/05/1943

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

03/17/1943

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

03/19/1943

MOD CENTER DATE:

03/26/1943

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

 

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/22/1943

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

04/19/1943

STAGING PLACE:

 

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/26/1943

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

05/05/1943

DESTINATION:

Amberly Field, Brisbane, AUS

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

Initial Deployment

STATION:

Fenton

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

06/11/1943

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Koepang, Timor

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

15 AU

TERMINATION DATE:

09/11/1943

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Shot down, Flak or Friendly Fire by Own Bombs

WHERE TERMINATED:

Macassar, Celebes

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

09/11/1943

WHERE REMOVED:

AFMSC

 

                    NOTES:            


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: THE RED ASS
Serial No.: 42-40524
Model: B-24D-65-CO
 

 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: THE RED ASS
Serial No.: 42-40524
Model: B-24D-65-CO



 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

16041860

M/Sgt

William V. Clarke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

 Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    



MISSION RECORD
 

THE RED ASS

Serial No.:  42-40524 Model: B-24D-65-CO

 

 

 

 

Left Side Only

Source:  Livingstone, Under the Southern Cross, p. 74.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 108.

MORRIS CREW

Crew members who participated in the bombing mission over Balikpapan, Borneo, from their base at Fenton Field, Australia.  From left to right, front row:  S/Sgt. Chester R. Brown of Chicago, IL, asst radio operator; T/Sgt. Paul D. Jones of Prescott, AZ, engineering; T/Sgt. Elmer T. Hallam of Kalamazoo, MI, radio operator; and S/Sgt. Curtiss L. Warren of Santa Monica, CA, nose gunner.  Back row, left to right:  Lt. Paul A. Stansbury of Asbury Park, NJ, bombardier; 2nd Lt. Edward F. Skuzinski of Grand Rapids, MI, navigator; Lt. Wilbur L. Morris of Marysville, CA, pilot; T/Sgt. William J. Pratscher of Chicago, IL, waist gunner; and S/Sgt. Wilson E. Page of Detroit, MI, waist gunner.  30 August 1943. 
Caption source:  Jim Leddy.

 

Source:  Bob Alford Collection.

 

 

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

 

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