Aircraft History
Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Constructors Number 25.

One of two aircraft used to transport the "Harriman Mission" of American and British representatives to Moscow. President Roosevelt appointed Averell Harriman (Chairman, Union Pacific Railroad) to lead the group, that included press officer Quentin Reynolds. This B-24 departed the United States flying via the United Kingdom. Churchill appointed Lord Beaverbrook, who joined the flight, arriving at Moscow on September 28, 1941.

Wartime History
On March 3, 1942 destroyed on the ground at Broome Airfield during the Japanese air raid by A6M2 Zeros of the 3rd Kokutai.

References
The Greatest Battle, page 159

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Last Updated
October 6, 2009