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Old 6th December 2023, 00:48
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Re: 1st FG P-38J model S/N & boom numbers

Indeed, perhaps only the yellow base was applied to the boom for No.71 and the ground crew had no time to paint the middle of the digits with black before she was lost. It is evident in the pic as the plane is resting in a small pond, surrounded by Soviet troops.

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