PEACE OFFERING

Serial No.: 44-50811 Model: B-24M-10-FO



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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

176

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-50811

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


PEACE OFFERING

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24M-10-FO

MFR:

Ford-Willow Run

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

5666

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

 

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

 

MOD CENTER DATE:

02/05/1945

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

St Paul

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

02/02/1945

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

03/09/1945

STAGING PLACE:

Salinas, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

04/03/1945

DEPARTURE PLACE:

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

 

DESTINATION:

Nadzab

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

06/1945

STATION:

Murtha Strip, Mindoro

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

06/02/1945

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Hozan Gas Plant, Formosa

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

21 PH

TERMINATION DATE:

10/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

11/23/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Kingman

 

    NOTES:               Flown home by Hartman Crew (BSW, p 394)



 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 

Nose Art: PEACE OFFERING
Serial No.: 44-50811
Model: B-24M-10-FO

 




MAINTENANCE CREW

 

Nose Art: PEACE OFFERING
Serial No.: 44-50811
Model: B-24M-10-FO

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

18060400

M/Sgt

Marcel M. Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Notes:    




MISSION RECORD



 

 PEACE OFFERING

Serial No.:  44-50811 Model: B-24M-10-FO

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Source:  http://www.b24bestweb.com/peaceoffering.html

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 122.

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 394.

 


 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 378.

 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 494.


 

 

Hartman Crew

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 162; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 357.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 141.