NAME | TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
COLLAPSIBLE SUSIE |
B |
- |
24 |
H |
- |
20 |
- |
FO |
42-94879 |
15 |
449 |
719 |
~ |
3 |
00-2 |
N/A |
Port (Left) Side
Contributor - Mark Coffee
Info Contributor - Tom
Brittan
Assignments were 34th BG, 18th BS with
RCL D, then 7th BS with RCL X and returned to 18th BS with RCL M. It was
transferred to the MTO on 5 Dec 44 where it was assigned to 449th BG, 719th BS
as # 3. While taxiing across the field at Grottaglie, the left main landing
gear fell through the top of an abandoned latrine. The left main landing gear,
wing and propellers were damaged. The aircraft was salvaged on 9 Feb 45.
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