LIQUIDATOR

Serial No.: 44-42323 Model: B-24M-25-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

152

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-42323

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


LIQUIDATOR
(see note below)

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24M-25-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

6259

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

01/22/1945

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

01/29/1945

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

Not Recorded

MOD CENTER DATE:

02/08/1945

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

03/05/1945

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

03/08/1945

STAGING PLACE:

Salinas, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

03/30/1945

DEPARTURE PLACE:

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

 

DESTINATION:

Nadzab

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/530

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

 

STATION:

Murtha Strip, Mindoro

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

05/04/1945

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Saigon, Indo China

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

34 PH

TERMINATION DATE:

09/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

Transferred to FEAF

WHERE TERMINATED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

 

WHERE REMOVED:

 

 NOTES:              The 380th records show an aircraft with this serial number, and folklore named it as "LIQUIDATOR" - it is possible that this name is wrong and therefore the nose art shown here may not be the correct one.


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: LIQUIDATOR
Serial No.: 44-42323
Model: B-24M-25-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: LIQUIDATOR
Serial No.: 44-42323
Model: B-24M-25-CO


 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Notes:    

 


MISSION RECORD
 

LIQUIDATOR

Serial No.:  44-42323 Model: B-24M-25-CO

  The 380th records show an aircraft with this serial number, and folklore named it as "LIQUIDATOR" - it is possible that this name is wrong and therefore the nose art shown here may be incorrect.

Source:  Glenn R. Horton, Jr.

 

 

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

 

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

 

This nose art also claimed by 494th Bomb Group, 7th Air Force, for their 44-42052.  This picture and the previous ones (from Glenn Horton) are of that aircraft since 380th had no bombardier named Lt. ZAPA … (other name(s) covered by tarp in above photo).  We do not know how our aircraft looked compared to this one.

Aircraft 44-42323 was definitely a 380th aircraft per this picture shown below (its tail markings identify it as a 380th ship).

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, center color insert page #31.
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Last updated:  02/19/2007 04:56 PM