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22nd January 2024, 22:39
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13th February 2024, 01:01
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20th March 2024, 20:31
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22nd March 2024, 17:53
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Re: Allied aircraft
The B-24J is 44-40340, 400BS "Black Pirates (90BG), tail was black with red-white stripes and 340 in white; there's a nice colour photo of the artwork on Dan's "B24bestweb" site.
Nick
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21st June 2024, 23:57
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Re: Allied aircraft
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/37548909236...8AAOSw-x5mbyo4 https://www.ebay.com/itm/37548899767...UAAOSw89pmbxgF
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23rd June 2024, 15:43
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Re: Allied aircraft
Ed; The 504th. designator was a Circle "E"; Circle "W" was 505BG, "X" was 9BG. All 3 were in 313rd. Wing (Tinian) and were delegated mining ops. in Japanese home waters. The B-29 with USMC artwork was probably commemorating the Battalion's service (and heavy losses) on Peliliu in Sept.-Nov. 1944, Company "A" supporting 1st. Marine Div. There was a Navy Seabees Btn. attached.
The photos are from a 504th member but the 4 Groups (6th.BG was the 4th) shared the same airfield at North Field. Nick
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25th June 2024, 13:37
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The only serial I am reasonably certain of is Circle "X" / 31 (formerly "X Triangle 16" before the April changes) 42-24796 "Dotties Dilemma"- 9th BG, she ran off the North Field runway landing from the June 1 mission to Osaka. Her 34th. and last mission and removed from Inventory on the 6th. July. No doubt a source of spares.
Nick Last edited by Buckeye30; 26th June 2024 at 19:51.
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27th June 2024, 12:57
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Re: Allied aircraft
Circle "W"/41 has an interesting marking anomaly (not unusual in the Pacific), the Group letter is an upside-down "M" as seen in another photo; the castle in the Marine insignia is the US Army Corps of Enginneers symbol, a "Guadalcanal" ribbon was added later and 5 stars for the Southern Cross. The 2 turrets represent "Offence / Defence". The Battalion also supported the Division on Okinawa in April so that may relate to the B-29's artwork.
Incidentally the 1st. Battn. won 3 Presidential Unit Citations in WW2. The Navy Seabees attached was the 17th.(Special) Battn. (I believe segregated). Nick
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