3 Bomb Group History in Preparation

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Our research team is in the process of finishing a massive, two-volume history of the 27th BG (original) and 3rd BG in the SWPA during WW II. This will include 72 highly accurate color profiles of the unit's a/c, spread over the two volumes. We've been working on this for nearly 20 years and have a massive amount of material, but I'm still looking for A-20 photos from 1944 and 1945 as possible subjects for color profiles. I'm still short on subjects for about a half dozen of the profiles during that period.

I'm also looking for close up photos of the plane artwork for THE HOT HORSE a 13/3 B-25D that force-landed at Dobodura after the famous Rabaul raid of 2.11.43. We badly need a good close-up view of the artwork (a cartoon "hot horse" in a bathtub) on this plane. I'm also looking for head on photos of the white skull nose on 13th Sq B-25s in late 1943, to the beginning of 1944, and photos of 13th SQ B-25s with a dark/light checkerboard (blue & white???) on the rear engine nacelles during the same period. If anyone can help with photos or info on any of these, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. I'd be happy to trade photos with anyone who has material that I can use.

Thanks,