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[Buckeye30]

Ed----Post 3419. Only 3 B-17Gs shown here, all 463BG / Fifteenth AF; all from 775BS. If I remember right as the Group had no squadron identification a few (at least in the 773 / 775BSs) had the last number ie. 3 or 5, in a square on fin and left wing-tip. One with "3" on tail and wing was 44-6784.
In the photos 42-97912 is "Purple Heart Kid" damaged over Austria and salvaged. 42-97742 is a Pathfinder and survived. 44-6763 has the Group's late-war yellow rudder, not all planes marked up though; she survived.
It was quite common in the Fifteenth to decorate the vertical tails in various ways, 44-6880 and 44-6398 "Bucket Bunny" had their targets marked on there.



Nick

[edwest2]

Thank you Nick and Bertrand.

[edwest2]

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[AndyMa]

The identity of Battle RH-R shown in the above post eludes me. Anyone please?

[Buckeye30]

Hi Andy. There's an RH-R L5519 on here but the one in the photo seems to have been abandoned (not sure if the man is German ?).



Nick


http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/88_squadron.html#1005

[Martin Gleeson]

That Fairey Battle 'RH-R' is K9352, destroyed in a bombing raid on Mourmelon-le-Grand airfield on 10 May 1940 as per the entry for it on my website.

https://martinaviationpages.com/

Regards,

Martin Gleeson.

[AndyMa]

Thanks to Nick and Martin for their answers.

[edwest2]

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[Alex Smart]

Hello Ed,

The series of photographs of the two FFI ladies.
Any idea as to who they were and why they received such a tremendous welcome ?

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/s/?...da21&safe=1&zw

Thanks
Alex