NAME | TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
SUNSHINE |
B |
- |
24 |
H |
- |
5 |
- |
FO |
42-52106 |
15 |
449 |
719 |
~ |
5 | 00-1 |
N/A |
Port (Left) Side - (Tail Marking Feb-Mar 44) - Shown with OUR BABY (41-29428 #1)
Contributor - Georges "Gino" Künzle
Info Contributor - Mark
Coffee
Note: Big "A" on tail in honor of Col. Dal Alkire, 1st Group CO shot down 31 Jan
44 in LURCHIN' URCHIN (41-29223).
Info Contributor - Tom
Brittan
When it was damaged by flak over northern Italy, the crew attempted to reach Switzerland. The destination was misidentified and the plane landed on a German airfield at Venegono, Italy. Completely intact, it was used for propaganda purposes by the Luftwaffe.
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