"LUVABLASS"

Serial No.: 44-42263 Model: B-24M-25-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

151

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-42263

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


"LUVABLASS"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24M-25-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

6199

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

01/04/1945

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

01/11/1945

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

01/28/1945

MOD CENTER DATE:

01/27/1945

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

02/23/1945

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

03/06/1945

STAGING PLACE:

Salinas, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

03/28/1945

DEPARTURE PLACE:

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

 

DESTINATION:

Nadzab

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

04/1945

STATION:

Murtha Strip, Mindoro

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

04/22/1945

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Saigon, Indo China

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

43 PH

TERMINATION DATE:

10/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

 

WHERE REMOVED:

 

 NOTES:              


 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "LUVABLASS"
Serial No.: 44-42263
Model: B-24M-25-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "LUVABLASS"
Serial No.: 44-42263
Model: B-24M-25-CO

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

17027697

M/Sgt

DeWitt (Ben) Brewster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:


MISSION RECORD
 

"LUVABLASS"

Serial No.:  44-42263 Model: B-24M-25-CO

 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

 Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 119; Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 139.

 

 

 

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

 

Source:  Unknown.

Last updated:  02/19/2007 04:46 PM