Picked up this accident report from AAIR:
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440720 P-39Q 42-19597 Bell Aircraft Corp, Niagara Falls, NY CBLMF 3 Pierce, James R USA NY Niagara Falls Airport, Niagara Falls, NY
July 20, 1944 - crash, belly landing, mechanical failure; apparently on the acceptance flight? Mark, do you have a date on the first photo?
I checked classmates.com and unfortunately they have no yearbooks for Capitan High School (which is in Capitan, NM - Lincoln is the county it's in, if you want to correct the listing).
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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)