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B-24L #28, 9th BS, 7th BG, 10th AF Location: Pandaveswar Army Air Base, India Photographer: B-24L 44-49607, aircraft #28, Feb. 5, 1945. This 7th BG aircraft went MIA Mar. 24, 1945, with another crew, 4 of whom perished in an air accident (3 of them still are MIA). Tail displays serial number & hand-painted "28," an indicator of plane's recent arrival to the squadron. Registration Info: USAAF Serial# 44-49607 History: Aircraft was fabricated at Ford/Willow Run, MI, accepted Oct. 10, 1944, delivered Oct. 12 to Douglas/Tulsa, OK, for field modification, received Nov. 15 at Hamilton Field, CA, received Dec. 6 at Grenier Field, NH, departed Grenier & U.S. Dec. 11, received Dec. 29 at Karachi, India. Aircraft transferred to 9th BS, 7th BG. MIA Mar. 24, 1945, India (air accident en route to bombing mission in Thailand). Sources:
History of the Ninth Bombardment
Squadron (H) for February 1945," Air Force Historical Research
Agency.
Individual Aircraft Record Card for 44-49607, Roll ACR-106, AFHRA. Sent to warbird-central.com from
Walter N. (Walt) Webb
Westwood, MA
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