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Aircraft

Picklepuss

Aircraft Serial #: 42-30063

"PICKLEPUSS"

"PICKLEPUSS" 418th aircraft (100th Photo Archives)

Names: Picklepuss

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

Pilot: CAPT ROBERT KNOX

MACR: 00677

Notes

Assigned to original cadre, Crew 36 --- Picklepuss

Crew Information

6 KIA, 4 POW

History

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DateEvent
April 2, 1943Accepted into inventory
April 5, 1943Cheyenne also 15-Apr-43 Kearney also 02-May-43 Wen
May 22, 1943Kearney
May 29, 1943Dow
June 1, 1943Assigned to UK
July 10, 1943REO - short one parachute
July 14, 1943REM - supercharger failed
July 25, 1943REM - turret and radio out
July 26, 1943REM - engine and radio out
July 29, 1943REM - top turret trouble
August 17, 1943FTR - Fighters - A/C exploded - Schmalgraf, ?
August 17, 1943FTR - Fighters - A/C exploded - Schmalgraf, ?

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