One more Hobbs number

[Chris Brame]

Spent an all-too-short morning with Jim England, son-in-law of the Paducah Air Scouts troop leader. He showed me all the surviving paperwork and parts from 42-102875, and there was one pilot report from another plane: s/n 42-97613, listed as # H 89. Took a bunch of photos I'll get posted later this week; the last report from '875 was dated September 25, 1945.

ETA: Per Osborne, another ex-Yuma bird; terveurn, you can correct this:

42-97613 Del Denver 6/1/44; Lockbourn 19/1/44; 303 BU Yuma 13/7/44; f/l AZ w/Berton Borderlon 9/10/44; 3017 BU Hobbs 4/6/45; RFC Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.

AAIR shows that Bordelon (note spelling) was in B-17G 42-97865 and taxied into 42-97613 which was parked; are there any photos from the accident report?

ETA again: Pilot report for 42-97613: