June 6, 1944; AAIR lists a bailout/fire on May 22 at Bahrain with the 19th PRS/11th PRG, and Baugher has more:
Joe Baugher wrote:6129 delivered Long Beach Jul 31, 1943, to Denver Aug 16, 1943. Converted to F-9B photo recon aircraft with cameras added and all bombing equipment removed. Assigned Min Map Asia Apr 1, 1944. Engine caught fire and force landed wheel up May 22, 1944 near Abu Dhabi on coast of Shuweihat, near Jebel Dhanna, opposite Yas Island. Aircraft was almost intact, but was flooded at high tide and declared a write-off. To excess inventory list Jun 1, 1946 (probably a paper exercise)
42-6187 Del Long Beach 17/8/43; Cheyenne 18/8/43; (F-9B) Ass 1 Photo Gp McDill 26/4/44; 410 BU Rome 21/10/44; 91 Photo Sq Buckley 23/12/44; Accra, W Africa 22/1/45; Trinidad Mapping 14/6/46.
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I don't think there's much doubt that this is one of that collection of F-9s but I've not been able to find out for sure, or identify exactly which one it is.
