42-5823 Round Trip
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Delivered Long Beach 28/2/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque 8/4/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-C] Polebrook 17/4/43; battle damage 23/9/43. Returned. (31missions). Trsf to 2 Base Air Depot, Lt Staughton 5/4/44; Returned to the USA Tinker 6/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 7/5/45. ROUND TRIP.
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- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 12 August 1943
- Date: 29 July 1943
- Date: 26 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
Revisions
The Oct 9 1943 damage was proven to be another plane (F-BO) and to the Port ( left side). This was discussed in depth on the 351st BG website. The caption for 23 Sept 1943 is correct.
Mission report, 23 Sept 1943.
351 st BG via Jing Zouh. Dec 01, 2021.
P.Marchese
Updated particulars based on photographic match to AAM synopsis.
Phil Marchese