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Re: eBay: Allied intrest
There were several photos taken when she came from the Wichita factory; the early ones in India were Olive Drab / Neutral Gray as Stig says. After 30 missions over the "Hump" she was declared "War Weary" (not surprisingly) and returned to us in Nov. 44.
She went to Lowry Field CO, at the time AAF Training Command, taken off inventory and allocated for "Reclaimation" ie. scrapping on 7 July 46.
All her missions were ferrying fuel etc.to forward airfields in China (58th Wing) from Kharagpur in India. The last 3 digits of the serial were marked in large numbers above the serial and the 2 rudder stripes were diagonal.
Bertrand. Korean B-29 were unpainted but many had Gloss Black undersides for night missions.
Nick
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