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Nice choices Ed to start the year ; I take this opportunity to thank those on TOCH! who share their knowledge
3680_1 : Potez 63-11 n°°279 of GR 1/35 wrecked and lost on 24 may at Dunkerque-Mardyck 3680_2_3 : MS406 n°584 "4" of GC III/7, 5eme esc ; lost on 08 june with Sgt Paul Matthieu close de Forges-les-Eaux (76). 3680_4 : Battle of n°150 sqdn L5540_lost 10 May in Luxembourg |
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#4 is Battle L5540/JN-C of 150 Sqn, lost on 10May40 over Luxembourg.
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POST 3682.
3,4,5. B-17F "Hell's Angels" (303BG's name) 41-24577 VK-G reported as first in Eighth to 25 missions; 48 total. To USA Feb. 44 (Newark) for bond tour. Sold for scrap in OK 1945. 6. B-17F 303BG 42-29664 "Jersey Bounce Jr." VK-C Lead crew on Mission 121 to Gelsenkirchen rail yards Nov.5 43. Ditched N. Sea 20 Dec..43. on Bremen mission 159. 34 missions. 7-8. B-17F "Yankee Doodle Dandy" 303BG 42-5264 VK-C, to 2SAD Warton Jan.44. Scrapped in OK 1945. 41 missions. 9. B-17G "Princess Pat" 303BG 42-102453 VK-J; led Mission 353 to oil targets at Merseburg 12 May 44, salvaged at 2SAD 26 July 44. 28 missions. 10. B-17F "Jersey Bounce" 303BG 41-24539 VK-K, as Lead crew Oct.10 43 Mission 114 to Coelsfeld (Target of Opportunity) went to 1 CCRC Bovingdon; scrapped 1945. 15 missions. 100BG lost 12 of 14 on this mission. 11. B-17F 303BG 42-30865 VK-G (no name) before Emden mission 151, 11 Dec.43 as Lead Crew for 41BW with Maj. K. R. Mitchell. 9 missions. 12. The single XP-42 38-004 (later 10MD) with Wright Field badge in 1939, at the NACA centre Langley for testing; no major increase in performance, scrapped post-war. Regards Nick (I was amiss in not including that T/Sgt. Forrest L. Vosler was awarded the CMH for the 20 Dec. mission on "Jersey Bounce Jr.") |
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Many thanks Nick.
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Ed I added a few bits to 3684 above.
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Thanks again.
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Photo 7 Maj. Mitchell and "happy warriors".
Relatively useless info but this is a line from Wordsworth's "Happy Warrior" ... "This is the happy Warrior, this is he That every man in arms should wish to be". Written after Admiral Nelson's death at Trafalgar. Often used in Military circles. Nick |
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Thanks Ed.
Can someone put me out of my misery and identify the 87 Sqn Hurricane coded LK-M in the first link please? |
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Hi Andy. Don't want to extend your misery but I'm pretty sure LK-M in photo 4th from bottom is same, 35" cocarde and extra-large letters. Not much help but the crate is labelled "Stuttgart" (?).
Serial probably the small (6") style often overpainted. Regards Nick https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/...rance-1939-40/ |
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Thanks Nick, that is an interesting thread on britmodeller.
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POST 3700.
1.B-17G "Sky Chief" 42-39912 GX-V crash-landed 16 July 44 in Suffolk after Mission 476 to Stuttgart. Salv. 19 July. 2. B-17F "Big OperatorII" 306BG replaced first one. Not sure of serial. 3. P-47D posted before; name is "BRONC". 4. P-51D 44-72838 "Billie Jo" 311FG China; take-off accident 26 Oct. 45 at Shanghai. Yellow tail, 2 vertical bars for 529FS. Side numbers 1000 series. 5. B-17G 42-38093 BO-V 306BG, crash-landed damaged near Manston 12 Sept. 44 after Mission 626 to Ruhland. Salv. at No.2 SAD. 6. B-17G 42-97793 Alexandria, LA (Third AF Base Unit) for combat crew training 1945. 7. B-17F 42-30052 Avon Park FL., Third AF bombing range; "A"= Avon Park, "K" = plane no., "3"= 3rd. Sqn. 8.B-17G 42-38174 Lowery Field CO. Base Unit Technical School ( nose turret removed); scrapped at Kingman 1946. 9. P-47D 42-75224 was Mike Gladych's "Pengie II" HV-O bar, to 495FTS Atcham as War Weary; maybe at Horham, B-17G is 95BG. Malcolm hood added. 10. P-51D 44-15570 QI-R 356FG Martlesham Heath; pilot Lt. P.R. Cochran, 45 missions 10/44 to 9/45. Named "Lili Belle" for his wife Lillian. 11. B-24 420th. Base Unit March Field CA. for combat crew training (heavy) 1945; not sure on serial. 12. B-24J 44-40721 90BG Phillipines 1945, down in sea between her base San Jose Mindoro and Busuanga Is. after mission to Indo-China 27 May 45 (low fuel); black tail (400BS "Black Pirates") and white 721. 13. B-24L "Bugs Bomby Jr." 44-41466, 11BG Guam 1945; scrapped post-war. Nick |
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Thanks Nick.
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POST 3705.
Photo 1. B-17F 42-3305 (390BG) BI-E "Fertile Myrtle" / "Princess Pat" lost 17 Aug. 43 on Mission 84 ; 4th Wing to the ME plant at Regensburg (1st Wing to Schweinfurt). 4th Wing scheduled to fly on to N. Africa; damaged and low on fuel, came down in S. France. MACR 392. Recently added insignia bars are non-standard, typical odd Group symbol. Photo 2. B-17G 42-97597 "E" (447BG PFF ex-96BG) missing on Mission 306 18 April 44 to Oranienburg electrical works, damaged by e/a and Flak knocked-out engines coming down at Blutehn Germany. 447A was lead in 4th Wing, 447B was low Group. MACR 4175. Possibly had a name on nose; Group symbol Square "K" not yet applied. Nick |
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Excellent. Thanks Nick.
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Hi Ed. I couldn't find "Blutehn" on any map though it's mentioned in the 447th inventory and a couple of times in the MACR; supposed to be a few kms. NW of Wittenberge. Maybe our German friends can help ?
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With a little imagination one can say it is "in the neighbourhood" :) Cheers Stig |
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Thanks Stig. A good bet on the name I think; that's about 20kms. from Wittenberge. Last seen at 52.45 - 13-15; Bluthen Decimal Degrees are 53.16-11.81 according to Maps. MACR reports location approx. 11 kms. from Wittenberge.
Near enough for me. Nick |
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Location of forced-landing on several pages is given as " Road Karstaedt--Pulits about 500m. SW Bluethen"; German towns often spelt as pronounced rather than actual spelling eg....
Karstaedt = Karstadt Pulits = Pulitz Bluethen = Bluthen (on one page spelt "Luethen"). The German report (looks like Ku1554?) recorded markings as "MZ-E Snetterton" (ie. 413BS / 96BG Pathfinder) but certainly with 447th. when lost, pilot was Capt. Milton Esterline 447BG. As she was only with 96th. for a very short time evidently letters weren't changed which may explain the lack of Group symbol/letter on tail--being a PFF. Regards Nick |
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POST 3712.
B-24J "Hit Parade", 42-73002 26BS / 11BG in the Gilbert and Marshall Is. 1944; artwork both sides, marching band girl with exploding bomb. White name, yellow "002". Believed to have survived. Nick |
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Many thanks Nick.
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TnX Ed
# 3715_2 : Curtiss H-75 n°113 "10" of GC I/4 abandonned at Evreux on 10 june 1940 |
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You mean '4' Bertrand
A very much photographed victim Cheers Stig |
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You're welcome Bertrand.
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POST 3716 photo 1.
P-51B 43-12322 "Lady Lou" 364FG Honington, retired from 385FS as a "War Weary" and served with their Tactical Training College, formerly 5E-A; on 13 Sept. 45 was to be flown to the Burtonwood Depot for salvage by Lt. Ed Hendryk but engine quit after take-off. Came down in oak woodland pilot OK. Markings black tail tip with white "21", WW under serial and Group blue-white nose. Nick |
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