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| USAAF 5th AF 43rd BG 64th BS Former Assignment 90th BG 321st BS |
Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Constructors Number 2304. Delivered to the U.S. Army. Ferried overseas via Hawaii to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 90th Bombardment Group, 321st Bombardment Squadron. This B-24 operated from 5 Mile Drome (Wards) near Port Moresby and flew bombing missions over New Guinea. Nicknamed "Jose El Diablo" on both the left and right side of the nose of barefoot Mexican wearing a sombrero and carrying two bombs walking past a cactus. On the left side, El Diablo had quotation marks around it. The artwork was painted by "Jose Villa". On the tail was the "Jolly Rogers" motif of a large white skull with crossed bombs. The fuselage had a U.S. Star and bar mark. Later, transfered to the 43rd Bombardment Group (43rd BG) , 64th Bombardment Squadron (64th BS). Renamed "Miss D. Meaner". Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. Contribute
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