 NAME
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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
RELUCTANT DRAGON |
TB |
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24 |
E |
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25 |
- |
FO |
42-7286 |
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PAT EVANS |
"Training Bomber"
Contributor - Chuck
Evans
My Father Pat Evans (knelling,
center) was a Ball Turret Gunner on MALE CALL. He
flew on RELUCTANT DRAGON for a few missions until
he got back with MALE CALL.
Info Contributor - Grove C. Johnson
(Pilot)
I slowed the big bird to minimum speed, then asked for flaps.
The Co-Pilot evidently didn't hear, for he didn't respond. About fifty feet above the ground, the airplane stopped flying and assumed the angle of a rock. It hit on its main gear and tail. A quick inspection at the end of the runway revealed the rear section of the airplane so wrinkled that it resembled a prune.
Since she had no name, the commander permitted me to name her, which I did - the
RELUCTANT DRAGON. She had so precariously dragged her tail on the ground.
Info Contributor - Tom
Brittan
Used for training before departure for England. Those large
"Last Three Digits" of the serial number on the nose,
invariably identify a plane as a training aircraft, in the U.S.A.
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