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Post 3559. This is B-24H 42-51112, 453BG H+ (+ = 733BS) lost 31 March 45 on Mission 920 to Brunswick rail yards (secondary target) ; note on photo says Salzgitter but MACR 13735 has near Hameln. Both in the area of target though. Black-white tail, Douglas line number 634 on nose. Pilot 1/Lt. R. C. Bussell.

Post 3557 photo 2. Evidently a B-24 crashed on one of the 2 Fifteenth AF missions to Bratislava oil targets in 1944 (June 16 and 20 Sept). She seems to be unpainted and the B-24s lost on 16th. were all camouflaged, 3 376BG and 1 450BG. 1 of the 2 lost on the 20th was NMF (42-50885) but this was no.89, 485BG in Hungary. Number 79 is a mystery but would be 4th sqn.

Post 3558. No idea; tail artwork was quite common in the Fifteenth but the letter "X" would indicate Eighth AF; there is another shot showing the whole pin-up, maybe temporary as it's quite roughly done.

Nick

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Regarding Post 3557-There were other B-24 losses on different missions to Bratislava MY. For example, on March 26,1945 there were two B-24 losses whose mission was Bratislava Marshalling Yards- MACR 13196 B-24 44-49930, 485BG and MACR 13194 B-2444-49194, 464th BG

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Thanks Ed

#3564_1 : according date and squadron (n°12, PH) loss in july 1942 : with POW ?
#3564_2 : Loire Nieuport 401 n°4 of AB2.3 lost close Maupertus (Manche) on 21 may 40
#3564_3 : Bloch 152 n° 401 ; was with CEMA ; sort -loss - unknown

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bertrand H (Post 347115)

#3564_1 : according date and squadron (n°12, PH) loss in july 1942 : with POW ?

The code must be BH-T Bertrand (300Sq) and according to Chorley Z1270 coded BH-T
was lost 26/27 July 1942

B Rgds
Stig

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POST 3565.
1. "Flying Flit Gun" B-17F 41-24412 ( 92/97BG in UK 1942) to Twelfth AF Nov. 42, Algeria and survived war.
2. "Hairless Joe" (caveman from the "Lil Abner" comic) B-17G 42-97371, 452BG lost on Mission 353 to Brux (CZ) 12 May 1944 to e/a. MACR 4822.
3. B-24D modified with nose turret at the Modification centre Hawaii; 22BG "Red Raiders", Fifth AF. Serial ?
4. B-26-MA "Pistol Packin' Mama" 40-1388 19BS / 22BG N. Guinea 1943; was OD-NG, the 19th. stripped their B-26s to bare metal and named "Silver Fleet" (the other 3 sqns. converted to B-25s) with name on tail. Scrapped in Oz Jan. 1944 after many missions.
7--8. "Pugnacious Peter" B-17G 42-31739 VK-P, 303BG lost 11 Oct. 44 on Mission 672 Koblenz (secondary target); MACR 9563.
9. B-17G 44-6898 384BG SO-H no name, a new replacement; survived 44 missions, last to the SKODA works Pilsen 25 April 45 the last heavy bomber mission (Group lead). This was 8AF Mission 968.
10. "Trouble Maker" (probably a J) 394BS / 5BG Thirteenth AF "Bomber Barons". Serial ?
Don't know no.5 P-51D (post-war) or no. 6 P-61.

Nick