Photos and info from NASM

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Dan Jones
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Re: Photos and info from NASM

Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:59 am

When was "Flak Bait" retired from combat? I just noticed that there's no indication of any invasion stripes on her anywhere.

Dan
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Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:55 pm

Dan Jones, Page 3 answers your question me thinks ...

Taigh Ramey wrote:Here are some shots of the wing on Flak Bait. I can't see much left of the invasion stripes on the upper surfaces but they are visible on the lower ones. Sorry for the poor pictures. My little Sony camera does better close up than it does for distance. The flash just doesn't cut it.

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Re: Photos and info from NASM

Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:41 pm

This photo also shows the remnants of the fuselage stripes pretty clearly (thanks Jack!)

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=139382

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Dan Jones
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Re: Photos and info from NASM

Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:20 am

Thanks guys, I'd missed that. Pretty faded out.

Dan
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