BACHELOR'S BROTHEL

Serial No.: 44-50927 Model: B-24M-15-FO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

179

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-50927

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


(NONE)

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24M-15-FO

MFR:

Ford-Willow Run

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

5782

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

 

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

 

MOD CENTER DATE:

02/20/1945

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Birmingham, AL

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

02/16/1945

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

03/24/1945

STAGING PLACE:

Salinas, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/25/1945

DEPARTURE PLACE:

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

 

DESTINATION:

 

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/531

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

06/1945

STATION:

Murtha Strip, Mindoro

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

06/19/1945

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Balikpapan, Borneo

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

16 PH

TERMINATION DATE:

10/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

10/21/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Kingman

 

NOTES:              

 
Originally thought to be 44-51005.

Through photographs obtained in 2014, it was determined that BACHELOR'S BROTHEL was actually 44-50927 (previously listed as unnamed).
Credits to Bob Livingstone, Pete Johnson, and Robert Withorn.



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 

Nose Art: BACHELOR'S BROTHEL
Serial No.: 44-50927
Model: B-24M-15-FO

 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 

Nose Art: BACHELOR'S BROTHEL
Serial No.: 44-50927
Model: B-24M-15-FO

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:    



MISSION RECORD



 

BACHELOR'S BROTHEL

Serial No.:  44-50927 Model: B-24M-15-FO

 Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/bachelorsbrothel.html

 

 


Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 380.

 

 


Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 409.

 

Source:  Bob Livingstone

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 443.

Bachelor's Brothel

Source: Bob Livingstone (Email to Barbara Gotham, May 2014)