Attn shoppers: 2 pranged F trainers

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Chris Brame
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Attn shoppers: 2 pranged F trainers

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42-3108 based at Kearney, NE, crash landed at Bogalusa, LA 3-24-43 (note name beginning with "R" on nose); this was a writeoff per AAIR:
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42-5273 M H2 at MacDill, AAIR lists two accidents - LACMF on 3-10-44 and TAC on 8-4-44, both Category 4 damage:
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Part of the accident report photos

notice the tail gunners compartment has the squadron color painted on it.
42-5273 MacDill M-H2.jpg
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42-3108 was a 95th BG ship when the group just received brand new B-17F and before shipping overseas.
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