Attn shoppers: Casper AAB trainers

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Attn shoppers: Casper AAB trainers

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But only one clear serial from the listing photos: 42-5451.
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The other two might provide some serials with a high-res scan:
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Photo ... SwIIha6GPI

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-WWII- ... SwGp1a6GQZ

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-WWII- ... Sw-sZa6GQ-
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Another one has come to light. The big "X" on the nose seems to be peculiar to Casper trainers:
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X marks the spot again:
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Zooming in, that's 42-29601 in the background:
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Also note the B-24 behind the B-17; buzz number 154 may be B-24E 42-7154 - if so, per AAIR it was lost in a fatal crash on May 18, 1943 due to engine failure four miles north of Natrona, WY.
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