FRE 7473

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An A-20 Havoc at Debden. Image taken by Edward Ritchie. According to Ed Richie's son Mark: "This is one that Roger Freeman and I puzzled over for years. 43-10160 is not the full serial number - the last digit of is missing. It is not the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron as noted since they only flew the P-61 Black Widow. It is an A-20G-35-DO with the solid nose and racks under the wings for 5 inch rockets. Except it is in glassy black and the national insignia is greyed over like a night fighter. But the A-20 was not a night fighter. It is either a 9th Air Force kite or was used by the OSS for night resupply. This would not explain the glass black verses matt black paint though." Written on slide casing: '422 NFS?, A-20 Debden.'

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 864th Air Engineering Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Warrant Officer (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Shop Superintendent (Aviation)

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Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations
Sources

Additional information from Edward Richie's son, Mark Richie, VP, Association of the 4th Fighter group WWII http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection