"QUEEN OF THE STRIP"

Serial No.: 44-42214 Model: B-24M-20-CO


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DATA SHEET

 

 

No.

146

 

 

 

 


SERIAL NO.:


44-42214

MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:


"QUEEN OF THE STRIP"

 

 

 

 

MODEL:

B-24M-20-CO

MFR:

Consolidated-San Diego

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRACTOR'S NO.:

6150

 

 

 

 

INITIAL MFG DATE:

12/20/1944

MFG COMPLETION DATE:

12/28/1944

 

 

 

 

FIRST FLIGHT DATE:

01/13/1945

MOD CENTER DATE:

01/30/1945

 

 

MOD CENTER PLACE:

Tucson

USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE:

01/30/1945

 

 

TO STAGING AREA DATE:

02/06/1945

STAGING PLACE:

Hamilton Field, CA

OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE:

03/04/1945

DEPARTURE PLACE:

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE:

 

DESTINATION:

 

 

 

 

 

MOD COMPLETED

 

 

 

OVERSEAS:

 

OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT:

380/529

ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

   DATE:

06/1945

STATION:

Murtha Strip, Mindoro

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST MISSION:

08/28/1945

WHERE (1ST MISSION):

Patrol, Southern Japan

 

 

 

 

NO. OF MISSIONS:

2 PH

TERMINATION DATE:

09/1945

 

 

 

 

WHY TERMINATED:

ACFH-RFC

WHERE TERMINATED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

STRICKEN OFF CHARGE:

11/04/1945

WHERE REMOVED:

Kingman

NOTES:               Consolidated M does not have navigator's drift meter behind co-pilot (compare this plane, BSW, p 502, with Ford M, BSW, p 462

 

AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD

 
Nose Art: "QUEEN OF THE STRIP"
Serial No.: 44-42214
Model: B-24M-20-CO
 



MAINTENANCE CREW

 
Nose Art: "QUEEN OF THE STRIP"
Serial No.: 44-42214
Model: B-24M-20-CO


 

SSN

Rank

Name

Crew Chief(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

SSN

Rank

Name

Mechanic(s):

 

 

Not Available in Current Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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MISSION RECORD
 

"QUEEN OF THE STRIP"

Serial No.:  44-42214 Model: B-24M-20-CO

 

 

 Source:  Glenn R. Horton, Jr.

 

 

Source:  Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 145.


 

 Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 502.


 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest.


 

 

Source:  Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 443.

 

 

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

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