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Re: eBay: Allied intrest
1. B-17F 42-38078 "Sweet Pea / Mammy Yokum II" 429 / 2BG, damaged over Hungary 21 Sept. 44 but returned to Amendola.
2. B-24J 42-73427 "Come and get it" 64 /43BG /Fifth AF probably on N. Guinea. White diagonal stripe on tail.
3. B-24J 42-100215 "Ruptured Falcon" 403 /43BG; white rudder - fin tip with "215" on tail.
4-5. P-39Q 44-2485 assigned to USSR but crashed on ferry flight to Alaska to be handed-over on 6 Dec.43; sank in Carpenter Lake in N. Canada but raised 20 July 1990 for restoration. White stars replaced by red.
Nick
Last edited by Buckeye30; 28th October 2024 at 17:15.
Reason: changed photo nos.
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