 NAME
|
TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
OUR BABY |
B |
- |
24 |
J |
- |
150 |
- |
CO |
44-40173 |
8 |
453 |
735 |
H6 |
K |
02-3 |
DON G. HILL 3RD |
Renamed from ERNIE'S BEAVERS
Contributor - Don G.
Hill 5th
My Grandfather, Don G. Hill 3rd, was the Radio Operator.
Info Contributor - Tom
Brittan
Shown with early A-6B nose turret.
Total Missions: 88 with none known with 466th BG
Assignments:
8/492/857 (9H -P) Original aircraft: 20 missions. Named ERNIE'S BEAVERS (The name
T.S. has also been associated with it)
8/453/735 (H6 K) from 12 Aug 44 re-named OUR BABY.
63 missions (24 Aug 44 - 25 Mar 45) then 733 (RCL Unknown) from 1 Apr 45. 5 missions (5 - 10
Apr 45)
Waist windows with gun socket mounted and Fairchild compensating sight on both guns fitted
Oct/Nov 44. Nose turret changed from Consolidated MPC A-6B to Emerson A-15 at same time or in
Dec 44
8/466/786 (U8 W) RZI.
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