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Re: eBay: Allied intrest
Nos. 2 and 14 are ex-Eighth AF captured.
2. B-17F 41-24585 (303BG PU-B "Wulfe Hound") MIA on Mission 25 to Rouen-Sotteville rail yards 12 Dec. 42; marked as DL-XC then to KG.200 2./Sta. as A3-AE at Finow (A3 was their code). 2./Sta. was responsible for special operations near to the combat zone, black undersides added.
14. P-47D 42-22490 (355FG YF-U "Beetle / Agnes") landed with low fuel (big headwind) on Mission 124 at Caen-Carpiquet 7 Nov.43, target Duren rail yards, pilot Lt. W.E. Roach POW. The 355th. lost 5, 3 POW 2 KIA (1 bailed in channel, missing).
Went to 2./Sta. of Zirkus Rosarius for fighter evaluation, later had whole tail yellow plus spinner and undersides. Coded T9-FK, scrapped EOW.
Regards
Nick
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