[Milsurplus] USAAF Radio Data and Flight Info booklet, 1944

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On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 5:20 PM Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:

> I was sorting my paper and came across this
> 'ARMY AIR FORCES RADIO DATA and FLIGHT INFORMATION  __Army 43-4026__    1
> DECEMBER 1944'
> I decided i'd try to look it up at
> https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_1.html
> and found
>
> "4026 (321st BG) gunner blown out of tail by direct flak hit May 31,
> 1944.  MACR 5823. Aircraft landed safely and was repaired. (445th BS, 321st
> BG) lost Dec 6, 1944"
>
> However, the heading for this series of tail numbers says
> "43-3870/4104   North American B-25J-1-NC Mitchell   MSN
> 108-24196/108-24430"
>
> B-25 doesn't have a tail gunner. What gives? The handwritten serial number
> on the cover and the publication's
> Dec. 1944 date would seem to narrow its ownership to a very narrow range.
> Your thoughts?
> -Hue Miller
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