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Post 3456.
Photo 1. B-24J 44-28181 scheduled for RAAF ( marked "AUSTRALIA" and Tulsa contractor no. 117 on nose) but not finished modifications at the Centre and never delivered. Scrapped at Kingman post-war.


Photo 2. B-17F 42-3316 "Betty Boom" alias "Big Stinky" , 385BG; lost on VIIIBC Mission 78, 28/7/43 (Oschersleben). The Group's 5th mission in bad weather and many aborted; she collided with 42-30257 "Lady Susie II" and 42-30285 "Round Trip Ticket" and came down in the N. Sea. MACRs 189B/C/D.


Photo 3. B-17F 42-5897 also 385BG as SG-A, she had a 20mm cannon fitted in the nose 14/8/43 (not a success) apparently blew up on her hardstand 3/9/43 and salvaged.


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Outstanding Nick. Thank you.


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Ed. Strictly speaking 316 didn't collide with the other 2; 257 was hit by flak (or possibly an air-to-air rocket) and blew up, the debris bringing the others down.
MACRs 189B (316), 189C (257) and 189D (285). Location was off Heligoland.


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Nick,


It's worth pointing out that the Germans did field air to air rockets.
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Ed. Not really my subject but this could be N2453 (245 Sqn.) lost in France in May 1940; they put their "DX" code behind the cocarde covering part of the serial. Possibly DX-O or Q. "Fighter Command losses 1939-41" lists N2453 and N2491 as lost in France but no details. N2453 was on scrambles on 13 / 14 May in their ORB, flying from Hawkinge.
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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.


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As always, outstanding.


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