41-2130 "Malaria Mabel"
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Type:L222-62-13 Lightning F-4-1-LO
Msn: 5348
History:
| 01JAN42 | Received by USAAF. |
| 19MAR42 | Received Long Beach to |
| 22MAR42 | Long Beach. |
| 31MAY42 | Received Dallas. |
| 18JUN42 | Received Lowry (8PRS). |
| 23JUN42 | Received Sacramento Air Depot. |
| 06JUL42 | Received San Francisco (Port of Embarkation). |
| 15JUL42 | SUMAC (Fifth Air Force SWPA) |
| 12AUG42 | Received at Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Fishermens Bend, Melbourne for erection. |
| 02SEP42 | Delivered ex CAC. |
| 03SEP42 | Arrived Townsville on delivery to the 8PRS. Served with the 8PRS as "Malaria Mabel" with squadron number "30". |
| 22OCT43 | Photographed at 14 Mile, Port Moresby in bare metal with red and white striped rudders. (Source: "The Eight Ballers" by Stanaway and Rocker. Photo on page 100). |
| 03NOV43 | Condemned by Fifth Air Force, Brisbane. |
| 08FEB44 | Allotted to RAAF by Fifth Air Force HQ along with 41-2139 and 41-2217. (Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 31MAR44 | Advice from Forward Echelon that three Lightnings are being prepared for flight at Port Moresby. (Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 03APR44 | Struck off by USAAF. |
| 21APR44 | Advice from Forward Echelon that three Lightnings will be ferried to 3AD Amberley on or about 30APR44. (Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 09MAY44 | Condemned by Fifth Air Force, Brisbane. |
| 15MAY44 | Lightnings 41-2217 and 41-2156 arrived at Amberley but were rejected by the RAAF owing to their poor condition. The third Lightning force landed at Rockhampton but its identity is unknown. So, although 41-2130 was allotted to the RAAF, it may not have been delivered. Evidently 41-2156 was substituted for either 41-2130 or 41-2139.(Source: NAA Series A11093 Item 3081559) |
| 26JUL44 | Struck off by USAAF. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 1 | 22FEB04 |
Original
issue. Drawn from USAAF Aircraft History Card supplied by Terry Geary and NAA
Series A11093 Item 3081559.
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