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| USAAF 5th AF 90th BG 321st BS |
Aircraft History Built by Consolidated in San Diego. Constructors Number 1357. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24D-45-CO Liberator serial number 42-40280. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 90th Bombardment Group (90th BG), 321st Bombardment Squadron (321st BS). Nicknamed "Jack Pot" with the nose art of a nude woman seated. Mission History On November 11, 1943 took off from Port Moresby piloted by Lt. Harland R. Palmer on a bombing mission against Rabaul, that aborted due to bad weather. Returning, this B-24 B-24 suffered a mid-air collision with another B-24 in the formation over 3 Mile Drome (Kila). Afterwards, this B-24 made a safe landing. Afterwards, this B-24 was later written off, scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24D-45-CO Liberator 42-40280 The Jolly Rogers (1981) pages 107, 197 Contribute
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