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Re: 97BG again
Aircraft which lost crewmen during a mission, but actually returned to base, usually do not have the aircraft number in the MACR. To figure it out one usually has to find the corresponding mission report, either at Maxwell AFB, or NARA II, and hope that the serial number can be found there. Heavy bomber mission reports frequently contain crew lists for each aircraft, with either the full serial number, the last three digits of the serial number, or the squadron code number for the aircraft.
Unfortunately this loss falls in MAW7, which I have not started collecting mission reports from NARA II. That process is probably a year or more away.
Enjoy!
Frank.
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