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Re: real or?
You can read the name of the pilot (James Buckingham DALGLISH of the 381st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) and the serial number 42-106834.
This aircraft crashlanded at Wingene, 8km NNW of Thielt, Holland due to engine failure on 24 May 1944. Pilot, Edward J. KILMARTIN survived and became POW (MACR 15234).
At this date, James Dalglish had 6 confirmed victories (including two shared) and 6 damaged (including one shared) to his credit, so in american terms a 5.0 score.
The guy in the cockpit is a german soldier (?). The weed over the aircraft are there to hide it from allied planes who would have straffed it otherwise to avoid it being flown by the Germans.
Regards
Alfred
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