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Aircraft

Sweater Girl

Aircraft Serial #: 42-30047

Names: Sweater Girl

Squadron: 350th | Squadron Marking: LN | Tail Marking: Q

Pilot: LT RICHARD ATCHISON

MACR: 01031

Notes

Assigned to original cadre, Crew 10 --- Sweater Girl

Crew Information

4 KIA, 6 POW

History

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DateEvent
March 30, 1943Accepted into inventory
April 3, 1943Cheyenne also 15-Apr-43 Kearney also 05-May-43 Hil
May 10, 1943Wendover also 21-May-43 Kearney also 28-May-43 Dow
June 1, 1943Assigned to UK
July 14, 1943REM - could not keep up with the formation
September 6, 1943REM - feathered prop
September 15, 1943FTO - malfunctioning booster pump
September 16, 1943RFO - Chivenor
September 23, 1943REM - #4 prop failed
September 27, 1943REM
October 10, 1943FTR - debris from MID between ME-109 and 230723 -
October 10, 1943FTR - debris from MID between ME-109 and 230723

Comments

FTR - debris from MID between ME-109 and 230723 - Ostberven, Germany