This B24J was assigned to the 33rd Bomb Squadron in February 1944 after arriving from the USA via Townsville, Australia, with Robert Carpenter?s crew and then on to Charters Towers where the squadron completed its transition training converting to the Liberator. On only its second combat mission (11 March 44), the aircraft was shot up during numerous fighter attacks while attacking flak sites at Wewak. During the battle, one crew man was wounded but the gunners claimed a Japanese ?Zeke? destroyed as compensation. Both events were duly recorded on the right side of the nose along with Chestnut?s superb nude art work. The purple heart was a rare addition to nose arts but the Japanese flag was a common sight to denote victory claims.

It would appear that the plane may have been previously named, perhaps by Carpenter?s crew who had expected to take it into combat. As usually happened, the plane was taken arrival from the initial crew for theatre modifications and not flown into combat by them. Charles Chestnut painted out the old name, probably around May 44, with a large slab of fresh olive drab and then added his own painting. He may have actually flown into combat on this B24 as part of Louis Perraud?s crew who took it at least six times, including the battle on 11 March.

It was lost on 1st September while attacking airfields near Davao in the Philippines with the crew of 1Lt Donald White when a phosphorus shell slammed into it exploding the aircraft and killing all on board.