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POST 3466. All 503FS / 339FG Fowlmere.


Photo 1. D7-C 44-14671 Lt. Col. Dale Shafer c/o. He had 4 claims with 31FG in the MTO (Spitfires).
D7-J-bar 44-15074 "Big Noise" Maj. Bill Bryan, OPS officer. Written-off on take-off 15 March 45 before escort mission (1/Lt. Rawls OK).


Photo 2. D7-U 44-72333 1/Lt. John Campbell. Finished tour. Note label on 75 Gal. tank.....
"CAPY. 75 U.S. GAL.--62.5 IMP. GAL.
SUITABLE FOR AROMATIC FUEL".


Photo 4. 44-73**2 ? not known, looks like 502 but can't be.
The hardstands are the 503rd's on west side of airfield, wooden planking fixed in place but there were also pierced steel.


Nick