"LUCKY STRIKE"

Serial No.: 44-41876 Model: B-24M-5-CO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

 

No.

144

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-41876

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


"LUCKY STRIKE"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24M-5-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

5812

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

09/29/1944

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

10/05/1944

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

10/11/1944

MOD CENTER DATE:

12/01/1944

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE :

Topeka

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

12/01/1944

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

12/03/1944

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field , CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

01/01/1945

DEPARTURE PLACE:

Fairfeld , CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

01/05/1945

DESTINATION:

Nadzab

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE :

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/528/530

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

03/1945

STATION:

Murtha Strip, Mindoro

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION :

02/28/1945

WHERE (1ST MISSION ):

Ipo, Luzon

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

56 PH

TERMINATION DATE:

11/04/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

11/04/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

 

                    NOTES:              


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "LUCKY STRIKE"
Serial No.: 44-41876
Model: B-24M-5-CO
 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "LUCKY STRIKE"
Serial No.: 44-41876
Model: B-24M-5-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



 

"LUCKY STRIKE"

Serial No.:  44-41876 Model: B-24M-5-CO
 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 152.

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/luckystrike-v2-2.htm

 

 

Source:  Pete Burris Collection.

 

 

 RCM Section

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 168.

 


 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 366.

 

 

Campbell Crew

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 166.


The 530th's #876 Lucky Strike.  G.S .Williams via Alywn Lloyd.

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/luckystrike-v2-1.htm

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 354.

 

 Source:  Bob Livingstone

 



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