44-8421 BK*D Crash landed RAF North Coates, 16 December 44.
Brookshire, pilot; on landing at diversion field (North Coates) in fog after operational combat mission was scrubbed, a/c skidded sideways into a ditch off of runway; fuselage, right wing & stabilizer twisted beyond practical repair; salvaged 12/18/44; Percy Francis crew chief.
Photo from the collection of Marvin Hudson, 546th BS Line Chief.
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