NAME	TP	-	M#	SER	-	BLK	-	MF	SERIAL #	AF	BG	BS	SC	RCL/#	V#-P	PHOTO CREDITS
PURPLE SHAFT	B	-	24	H	-	10	-	CF	42-64489	15	456	746	~	48	02-1	GAIL ELLIOTT DOWNS

Port (Left) Side - Renamed to MUCH WAMPUM after Transfer from 456/746 (#48) to 451/725
Lost 24 Apr 45, ITA - MACR 16457 - Pilot Kendall K. Fish
Featured in "The Black Suitcase Mystery"

Contributor - Reed Litcher
My Father, John F. Litcher was a Gunner and flew 52 missions. He was shot down on the final one in another A/C, 42-78256 (YOU NEVER HAD IT BETTER?), and was taken prisoner until liberated by Russians.

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