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Aircraft Serial #: 42-31404

231404 LD-V

231404 LD-V at Honington (I believe this is wrong code (LN-V) and should be LD-V since Nelson King LD-V was in repairs at Honington, this plane would have replaced it at thorpe Abbotts and gained the ID code of V. Once Nelson King was returned to Thorpe Abbotts, the code could have changed to T...MPF) Capt. Frank Lauro Crew flew this plane on their last missions. 22. 18/3/1944 LAURO F.C. CAPT P 231404 MUNICH 23. 19/3/1944 LAURO F.C. CAPT P 231404 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES (NO BALL) 24. 22/3/1944 LAURO F.C. CAPT P 231404 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN) 25 1/4/1944 LAURO F.C. CAPT P 231404 LUDWIGSHAVEN 7/4/1944 LAURO F.C. CAPT P 231404 QUACKENBRUCK (SCRB) 26. 8/4/1944 LAURO F.C. CAPT P 231404 QUACKENBRUCK

Names: Unnamed Aircraft

Squadron: 418th | Squadron Marking: LD | Tail Marking: V

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History

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DateEvent
October 27, 1943Accepted into inventory
October 29, 1943Cheyenne
November 13, 1943Grand Island
November 27, 1943Memphis
December 22, 1943Assigned to UK
July 2, 1944Salvaged
July 2, 1944Salvaged

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FLOWN BY LT LAURO CREW IN MARCH 44 . Photographic evidence shows code to be V vs T.
(I believe this is wrong code (LN-V/T) and should be LD-V since Nelson King LD-V was in repairs at Honington, this plane would have replaced it at thorpe Abbotts and gained the ID code of V. Once Nelson King was returned to Thorpe Abbotts, the code could have changed to T...MPF)

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