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B-24H-20-CF
Aircraft Info
Type | Model | Series:
Manufacturer:
Plant Location:
Manufacturer Code:
Finish:
Block Number:
Contract Number
Original Aircraft:
PFF Equipped:
RCM Equipped:
Manufacturer:
Plant Location:
Manufacturer Code:
Finish:
Block Number:
Contract Number
Original Aircraft:
PFF Equipped:
RCM Equipped:
B 24 H
Consolidated
Fort Worth, Texas
CF
OD
20
AC-18723
No
Consolidated
Fort Worth, Texas
CF
OD
20
AC-18723
No
Assigned Squadrons
790th BS
Assigned:
Date Unknown
Date Unknown
Detached:
11 May 44
11 May 44
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Total Assigned Squadrons: 001
Demise
Date:
22 Oct 45
Description:
Made forced landing in Switzerland
Notes:
Salvaged after the war (by 9th AF?)
Notes
Topic
No Notes at this time
Missions
#
Date
Disp.
Credit
City
Country
Target
Squadron
Pilot
Crew #
023
09 May 44
☉
☉
Florennes
Bel
790th
Sheehan, R. D.
025
11 May 44
☉
☉
Epinal
Fra
790th
Shoup, W. T.
Total Flights:
002
Total Combat:
002
Total Dispatched:
002
Total Credited:
002
Significant Dates
Date
Event
Unit
Location
Recipient
Destination
09 Mar 43
Acceptance Test
Consolidated
Fort Worth
09 Mar 44
Date Available
Consolidated
Fort Worth
Birmingham, AL - 4109
10 Mar 44
Date Delivered
Consolidated
Fort Worth
Birmingham, AL - 4109
10 Mar 44
Departed
ATC
Fort Worth
Birmingham, AL - 4109
10 Mar 44
Aborted
ATC
Love Field, TX - 8693
Birmingham, AL - 4109
11 Mar 44
Arrived
ATC
Birmingham, AL - 4109
Birmingham, AL - 4109
27 Mar 44
Date Available
Modification Center
Birmingham, AL - 4109
ATC - Mitchell Field
31 Mar 44
Arrived
ATC
Birmingham, AL - 4109
1st Air Force
31 Mar 44
Departed
ATC
Birmingham, AL - 4109
1st Air Force
31 Mar 44
Arrived
ATC
Mitchel Field, NY - 2359
1st Air Force
04 Apr 44
Arrived
ATC
Homestead, FL - 4269
1st Air Force
06 Apr 44
Allocated - Made
SOXO (8th AF)
07 Apr 44
Departed US
ATC
Homestead, FL - 4269
SOXO (8th AF)
10 Apr 44
Allocated - Reported
SOXO (8th AF)
17 Apr 44
Received - Made
SOXO (8th AF)
22 Apr 44
Received - Reported
SOXO (8th AF)
11 May 44
Condemned - Made
SOXO (8th AF)
17 Jun 44
Condemned - Reported
SOXO (8th AF)
22 Oct 45
Salvaged
GLUE (9th AF)
10 Dec 45
Salvage - Reported
GLUE (9th AF)
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
No known Stories at this time
Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
11 May 44
Combat
Wescott, Wells L
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