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skybear45

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Research Assistance - Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:31 PM

a/c No. 43-15073
If anyone can provide some of the history of
this aircraft, I'd appreciate hearing from you.

Thanks,
Bob
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RE: Research Assistance - Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:39 PM
Bob,
 
Have a look over there
http://www.6juin1944.com/snafu/index.php
Phil in Belgium
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RE: Research Assistance - Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:44 PM




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RE: Research Assistance - Sunday, June 08, 2008 3:03 PM
Ask and ye shall receive...thanks Phil, lots of good stuff here.

Do you happen to know if the SNAFU Special was assigned to
the 440thTCG during WWII? The background info may be located
on this site, unfortunately I don't 'comprenez' French.

Bob
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RE: Research Assistance - Monday, June 09, 2008 2:38 AM
Bob

The SNAFU Special was from 95th TCS - 440th TCG during WWII

She flew ALL major operations during the war
D-Day - Dragoon - Market garden - Repulse - Varsity

On D-Day (with 8 other planes of the 440th TCG) she was assigned to the 302nd TCS - 441st TCS to complete the second serial of the 441st (45 planes). For the Albany mission, she flew Serial #15 Chalk Number #88, carrying 18 paratroopers and 450 lbs of supply.
Pilot : 1st Lt. James P HARPER
co-Pilot : 1st Lt. Luther J. LIZANA
navigator : 2nd Lt. Murray J. WINTER
radio-op : S/Sgt. Joseph R. BUCKNER
Crew-chief : S/Sgt. Howard F. LINDSLEY

After the war the plane was sold to Czech airlines then French army then yugoslavia. She was machine-gunned in 1992 during the war in balkans and since this time was left on an airfield near sarajevo..

And the story ended at Merville where she is now displayed in her markings of D-Day... The ceremony for her dedication was saturday 7 june.

It's a short extract of her story.... I can speak of her more longer
I spoke first of her in this topic
http://forum.armyairforces.com/m_136654/tm.htm
Patrick Elie - Normandy - France
Webmaster - D-Day: Etat des Lieux
http://www.6juin1944.com
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RE: Research Assistance - Monday, June 09, 2008 8:45 AM
Patrick,

Many thanks for the comprehensive historical overview of this aircraft.

Congratulations to you and the entire Merville restoration team for a
superb effort in preserving this icon of WWII history.

Bob

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