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Re: B-24 Losses
Hello,
B-24 "Little Warrior" 493 BG being hit by flak on 29 June 1944
All 10 crew onboard killed.
862nd Bomber Squadron.
MACR 6721 a/c serial number 42-94812
Crashed Fallersleben, Germany.
ref:Heavy Bombers of the Mighty Eighth by Andrews & Adams.
42-95379? "P" "35" 23 August 1944 451BG
Named "Extra Joker"
Attacked by fighters then a fire started in left wing outboard engine, srread to fuselage and Fw190's continued to attack the doomed aircraft, eventualy leaving it to its fate.
The story and photos are in "The 451st Bomb G4roup in WWII A pictorial History" by Mike Hill.
Alex
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