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MACR 252<br />

29554 to Royal Aircraft Establishment,<br />

Farnborough, England<br />

Feb 8, 1944 for "range tests".<br />

Returned to USAAF Apr 10, 1944.<br />

29555 (305th BG, 422nd BS, "Centaur")<br />

participated in night RAF<br />

raid on Hannover and shot down by a<br />

night fighter near<br />

Hannover, Germany Sep 27, 1943. MACR<br />

906. 7 KIA 3 POW<br />

29557 (384th BG, 547th BS, *Yankee Gal*)<br />

crashlanded and hit a hangar<br />

at Desford, England Oct 10, 1943. No<br />

injuries.<br />

29558 (398th BG) crashed Dec 13, 1943 about<br />

10 mi N of Rosebud, SD.<br />

All 10 aboard killed.<br />

29559 (91st BG, 323rd BS, "Stup-N-Takit")<br />

damaged by Fw 190s<br />

Aug <strong>17</strong>, 1943 on Schweinfurt raid,<br />

burned back and shot down by 3<br />

Bf 110G-4s of NJG 1/11at Testelt,<br />

Belgium. MACR 278.<br />

3 KIA, 7 POW.<br />

29570 (381st BG, 532nd BS, "Big Time Operator<br />

II") returned to<br />

USA Apr 26, 1944 and salvaged May 5,<br />

1944.<br />

29571 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Charley Horse")<br />

shot down by Hptm<br />

Klaus Mietusch in Bf 109G-6 of JG 26/III<br />

Stab and crashed<br />

near Mons, Belgium Oct 20, 1943. 1<br />

KIA, 6 POW, 4 evaded.<br />

MACR 1033<br />

29573 (303rd BG, 358th BS, "Two Beauts")<br />

collided with 41-24559<br />

near Wellingboro, UK Mar 31, 1943.<br />

First plane salvaged,<br />

second plane demolished.<br />

29574 (91st BG, 401st BS) lost Apr <strong>17</strong>, 1943.<br />

MACR 6574<br />

29580 (2nd BG, 429th BS) hit high tension

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