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TP

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M#

SER

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BLK

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AF

BG

BS

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PHOTO CREDITS

MR. FIVE BY FIVE

B

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24

D

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65

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CO

42-40505

5

380

531

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00-3

HORTON

Starboard (Right) Side - Transferred from 380/531 to 90/321 to 360th Service Group (CCRTC)
Lost 9 Oct 44, PNG - MACR 10020 - Pilot Hugh L. Johnson

Contributor - Theodore J. Williams
After we turned it in to Townsville, it became a D1 and was picked up by the 90th BG and eventually by the CCRTC (Combat Crew Replacement Training Center) at Nadzab, New Guinea.

Info Contributor - Daniel L. Stockton
Double fives rolled with dice in craps is known as "Hard Ten". (Ten the hard way---ladies delight or women's best friend!)
Also note: In radio terminology, Americans wanted an actual rating on the volume and clarity of their transmissions. The standard "Loud and Clear" to an American had to be a "Five by Five" or a "Three by Three" depending on the reception.

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