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POST 3565.
1. "Flying Flit Gun" B-17F 41-24412 ( 92/97BG in UK 1942) to Twelfth AF Nov. 42, Algeria and survived war.
2. "Hairless Joe" (caveman from the "Lil Abner" comic) B-17G 42-97371, 452BG lost on Mission 353 to Brux (CZ) 12 May 1944 to e/a. MACR 4822.
3. B-24D modified with nose turret at the Modification centre Hawaii; 22BG "Red Raiders", Fifth AF. Serial ?
4. B-26-MA "Pistol Packin' Mama" 40-1388 19BS / 22BG N. Guinea 1943; was OD-NG, the 19th. stripped their B-26s to bare metal and named "Silver Fleet" (the other 3 sqns. converted to B-25s) with name on tail. Scrapped in Oz Jan. 1944 after many missions.
7--8. "Pugnacious Peter" B-17G 42-31739 VK-P, 303BG lost 11 Oct. 44 on Mission 672 Koblenz (secondary target); MACR 9563.
9. B-17G 44-6898 384BG SO-H no name, a new replacement; survived 44 missions, last to the SKODA works Pilsen 25 April 45 the last heavy bomber mission (Group lead). This was 8AF Mission 968.
10. "Trouble Maker" (probably a J) 394BS / 5BG Thirteenth AF "Bomber Barons". Serial ?
Don't know no.5 P-51D (post-war) or no. 6 P-61.


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