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Posted by Don
on 6/18/2007, 11:31 pm, in reply to "Re: "Follow Me" 42-97638 "
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Thank you for the response, I have the same photo's of my cousion plane and crew that is posted on this web site. The letter that I have from the 8th air force dated 1944 says that his aircraft was lead plane when on the final bomb run his aircraft took a direct hit from flak in the nose section, then she fell in a dive, this was seen by observation from nearby B17's. I can't imagine my cousion trying to pull her out of a dive with so much damage to the nose. The letter goes on to also say that "Follow Me" had two engines afire when she fell into a dive. Thank you for the information I'm sure there is a picture of the nose art for "Follow Me" out there, again thank you.
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