Built in San Diego, California by Consolidated (Convair)-
Packing sheet # 4012-32
1/24/44
Wing mated to Fuselage
1/29/44
Came off assembly line
2/1/44
Shakedown flight
2/1/44
Check flight
2/2/44
Accepted by AAF Plant Rep
2/9/44
Delivered
2/10/44
Departed from factory
2/10/44
Arrived at Tucson Modification Center
3/31/44
Arrived in Palm Springs, CA
4/1/44
Arrived at Hamilton Field, CA
4/9/44
Departed Hamilton Field, CA
4/10/44
Arrived in Fairfield, CA
4/16/44
Departed Fairfield and the U.S.A.
Was the 1316th B-24J built at San Diego
Post type fuel tank vents to upper wing - added at block 75
Did not have hot air de-icer's - added at block 150
Single wingtip lights - added at block 125
Had inner-opening nose gear doors
Engines - Pratt & Whitney R-1830-43
Props - Hamilton Standard 3 Blade
Vestigial Tunnel gun window - Tunnel gun was replaced by Sperry ball turret but window remained until block 160
Did not have a port passing light - deleted at block 50
Had flush-fitted G-2 type pitots and static tubes on lower port side - added at block 95 (Twin mast-type (D-1) pitots and static tubes deleted at block 95)
Salvaged sometime after the war- Ugh!
Turrets
Nose Turret
Upper Turret
Lower Ball Turret
Waist Guns
Tail Turret
Consolidated A-6B
Martin A-3C
Briggs A-13
Flex .50 cal
Consolidated A-6B
Click on a picture to enlarge it.
In flight with #122 of the 320th SQ
Lt. McClellan & crew with Old Iron Sides. The mouth ,a la Chennault's flying tigers,was actually supposed to be a whales mouth, for the 320th Moby Dick Sq.
Old Iron sides with crew
The Tail of the 320th
Col. Rogers with the Jolly Rogers
Thanks to Allen Blue for the assembly dates
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Mark Glanville.
Last update - August 17, 2004
