DATA SHEET 380TH BOMB GROUP AIRCRAFT No. 114 SERIAL NO.: 42-100214 MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME: “SIX BITTS” MODEL: B-24J-80-CO MFR: Consolidated-San Diego CONTRACTOR'S NO.: 3363 INITIAL MFG DATE: 11/25/1943 MFG COMPLETION DATE: 12/01/1943 FIRST FLIGHT DATE: 12/06/1943 MOD CENTER DATE: 12/09/1943 MOD CENTER PLACE: Tucson USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE: 12/07/1943 TO STAGING AREA DATE: 12/25/1943 STAGING PLACE: Herington, KS OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE: 01/18/1944 DEPARTURE PLACE: Fairfield, CA OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE: 01/24/1944 DESTINATION: Townsville MOD COMPLETED OVERSEAS: OVERSEAS MOD PLACE: ASSIGNMENT: 380/529 ASSIGNMENT DATE: STATION: Long Strip FIRST MISSION: 03/02/1944 WHERE (1 ST MISSION): Shipping, Timor Sea NO. OF MISSIONS: 56 AU + 44 PH = 100 TERMINATION DATE: 07/28/1945 WHY TERMINATED: Salvaged WHERE TERMINATED: Biak Island, New Guinea STRICKEN OFF CHARGE: 10/02/1945 WHERE REMOVED: UCIP NOTES: RAAF, RCM Receiver Installed
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DATA SHEET
380TH BOMB GROUP AIRCRAFT
No. 114 SERIAL NO.:
42-100214
MOST POPULAR NOSE ART NAME:
“SIX BITTS”
MODEL: B-24J-80-CO MFR: Consolidated-San Diego CONTRACTOR'S NO.: 3363 INITIAL MFG DATE: 11/25/1943 MFG COMPLETION DATE: 12/01/1943 FIRST FLIGHT DATE: 12/06/1943 MOD CENTER DATE: 12/09/1943
MOD CENTER PLACE: Tucson USAAF ACCEPTANCE DATE: 12/07/1943
TO STAGING AREA DATE: 12/25/1943 STAGING PLACE: Herington, KS
OVERSEAS FLIGHT DATE: 01/18/1944 DEPARTURE PLACE: Fairfield, CA OVERSEAS ARRIVAL DATE: 01/24/1944 DESTINATION: Townsville MOD COMPLETED OVERSEAS: OVERSEAS MOD PLACE:
ASSIGNMENT: 380/529 ASSIGNMENT DATE: STATION: Long Strip
FIRST MISSION: 03/02/1944 WHERE (1ST MISSION): Shipping, Timor Sea
NO. OF MISSIONS: 56 AU + 44 PH = 100 TERMINATION DATE: 07/28/1945 WHY TERMINATED: Salvaged
WHERE TERMINATED: Biak Island, New Guinea
STRICKEN OFF CHARGE: 10/02/1945 WHERE REMOVED: UCIP
NOTES: RAAF, RCM Receiver Installed
AIRCRAFT RECORD CARD
Serial No.: 42-100214 Nose Art: “SIX BITTS”
Model: B-24J-80-CO
MAINTENANCE CREW
Serial No.: 42-100214 Nose Art: “SIX BITTS”
Model: B-24J-80-CO
SSN Rank Name
Crew Chief(s): 34205741 T/Sgt Albert L. Andrews
SSN Rank Name
Mechanic(s): Not Available in Current Records
Notes:
“SIX BITTS” Serial No.: 42-100214 Model: B-24J-80-CO
Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest.
Right Side
Source: Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 142.
Source: Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 142; Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 251.
Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 503.
Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 349.
Source: Unknown
Source: The Flying Circus, p. 143; Pete Burris Collection.
Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 360.
Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 502.
Left Side
Note Changing Mission Record
Source: Pete Burris Collection.
Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest.
Source: Joe Dally Collection.
Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 485.
Source: Unknown
Source: http://www.b24bestweb.com/sixbitts1.htm
Source: http://www.b24bestweb.com/sixbitts2.htm
Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 484.
Source: Horton/Horton, King of the Heavies, p. 107.
Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 349.
Source: Horton, Best in the Southwest, p. 498.
Source: Pete Burris Collection.
MISSION RECORD
SN 42-100214 NOSE ART “SIX BITTS” MODEL J-80-CO
SQDN ASSGD 529 MFR Consolidated-San Diego M# 214 LOCATION: Australia NOTES: