"DEANNA'S DREAMBOAT"

Serial No.: 44-42244 Model: B-24M-20-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

148

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-42244

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:

"DEANNA'S DREAMBOAT"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24M-20-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

6180

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

12/29/1944

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

01/05/1945

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

01/19/1945

MOD CENTER DATE:

02/06/1945

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

02/06/1945

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

02/09/1945

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

03/09/1945

DEPARTURE PLACE:

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

 

DESTINATION:

Nadzab

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

04/1945

STATION:

Murtha Strip, Mindoro

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

04/12/1945

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Tainan A/D, Formosa

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

46 PH

TERMINATION DATE:

11/05/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

11/05/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Kingman

 NOTES:            


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "DEANNA'S DREAMBOAT"
Serial No.: 44-42244
Model: B-24M-20-CO
 

 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "DEANNA'S DREAMBOAT"
Serial No.: 44-42244
Model: B-24M-20-CO

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

13042650

M/Sgt

DeForrest W. Pepper, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         Notes:



MISSION RECORD
 

"DEANNA'S DREAMBOAT"

Serial No.:  44-42244 Model: B-24M-20-CO

 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

 Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 496.

 

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 151.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 496.

 

 Don Engen's Crew

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 168; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 365.

 

 

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

 

Source:  Unknown

 

Source:  Unknown

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