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From 30 June 1943 to 8 July 1943 |
Constructed as a B-24D-145-CO by Consolidated at San Diego, CA, USA. |
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12 July 1943 |
First flight. |
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16 July 1943 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-41182. |
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18 July 1943 |
To the modification center at Tucson, AZ. |
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1 August 1943 |
To a staging area at Palm Springs, CA. |
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2 October 1943 |
Ferry flight. |
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10 October 1943 |
Ferry flight. |
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Transferred to 5th AF/380BG/529SQ, Long Strip, NT, Australia. |
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17 November 1943 |
First mission to Tjepoe, Java. |
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The aircrafts service with the 529th squadron was not particularly successful. 42-41182 was considered a jinxed aircraft because several crews had to abort a number of missions due to mechanical problems. |
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7 May 1944 |
Crashed. |
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9 May 1944 |
Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Army Air Force. |
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To unknown owner. |
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To unknown owner. |
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It then languished on a camping in or around Perth, Western Australia. In the early eighties somebody recognized something special in this strange caravan and after negotiations, the widow of the last owner donated it to the Australian government for display in a museum. |
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To Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, Winnellie, Darwin, Northern Territory. |
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27 August 2001 |
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27 August 2001 |
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27 August 2001 |
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27 August 2001 |
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To Darwin Aviation Museum, Winnellie, Darwin, Northern Territory. |
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