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1944 |
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Constructed as a B-26G-11-MA by Martin at Baltimore, MD, USA. |
14 September 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-34581. |
September 1944 |
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Transferred to 12th Air Force, Mediterranean Theater of Operations. |
Circa October 1944 |
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Ferry flight.
Lt. Victor L. Wojkowski ferried the plane via the southern route to Casablanca, where it was transferred to the Free French Air Force. |
24 October 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Forces Aeriennes Francaises Libres with s/n 334581. |
24 October 1944 |
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To Groupe de Bombardement 1/32 Bourgogne, 34th Escadrille,.
Markings added: 67
Painted with green fuselage stripe, and number was also green. |
From Circa November 1944 to April 1945 |
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Flew 37 combat missions logging 155 hours 35 minutes, her last on April 25, 1945. |
From 1 May 1945 to 22 October 1945 |
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Training missions were carried out with a further 250 hours of flying time was recorded, bringing her total to 520 hours. |
From October 1945 to March 1946 |
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Withdrawn from use.
With an overhaul and engine change due the aircraft was withdrawn from use, but remained with GB1/32 in a non-flying status. |
From March 1946 to 1951 |
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Assigned to Mont de Marsan, France for storage. |
1951 |
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To Air France Airline Training School, Vilgenis, France.
Obtained by Air France as a training airframe. |
June 1965 |
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Transported by air. Delivered to United States Air Force Museum, Patterson Field (East Side), Dayton, OH.
Airfreighted by C-124 from Chateauroux AB, France, to USAF Museum.
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Restored.
Markings Applied: TZ G, 334581 |
March 1968 |
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Photographer: Chris Kennedy by permission |
Circa 5 June 1970 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the old Museum at Patterson Field, Fairborn, OH |
17 October 1970 |
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Transported by ground. Delivered to National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
Moved to new Museum at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB.
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By 1982 |
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Markings Applied: FW K, 295857
Marked as a B-26B in the 556th Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 387th Bombardment Group (Medium), 9th Air Force, European Theater of Operations. |
23 July 1982 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
Circa 1994 |
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Photographer: National Museum of the USAF |
Circa 1994 |
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Photographer: National Museum of the USAF |
By 1995 |
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Markings Applied: Shootin In, 295857 |
19 July 1995 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger
Notes: Photographed at the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. |
4 December 2006 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
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