BECOMIN' BACK

Serial No.: 44-50390 Model: B-24M-1-FO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

 

No.

167

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-50390

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


BECOMIN' BACK

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24M-1-FO

MFR:

Ford-Willow Run

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

5245

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

 

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

 

MOD CENTER DATE:

12/30/1944

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE :

St Paul

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

12/23/1944

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

02/06/1945

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field , CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

02/21/1945

DEPARTURE PLACE:

San Francisco , CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

 

DESTINATION:

Nadzab

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE :

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

04/1945

STATION:

Murtha Strip, Mindoro

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION :

  04/22/1945

WHERE (1ST MISSION ):

 

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

25 PH

TERMINATION DATE:

07/12/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Shot down, flak, last combat loss

WHERE TERMINATED:

Toshien , Formosa

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

07/16/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

 

  

NOTES:               Last 380th Combat Loss



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: BECOMIN' BACK
Serial No.: 44-50390
Model: B-24M-1-FO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: BECOMIN' BACK
Serial No.: 44-50390
Model: B-24M-1-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



 

BECOMIN' BACK

Serial No.:  44-50390 Model: B-24M-1-FO

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.


 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 358.

 

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 397.

 

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 99.

  

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 374.

 



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