NAME	TP	-	M#	SER	-	BLK	-	MF	SERIAL #	AF	BG	BS	SC	RCL/#	V#-P	PHOTO CREDITS
SNUFFY SMITH AND THE YARD BIRDS	B	-	24	H	-	10	-	FO	42-52253	15	455	743	~	68	00-2	NARA

"Tail Shot" (Early Markings) - "2" = 455th BG
Lost 18 May 44, MNE - MACR 4843 - Pilot Ernest F. Turner, Jr.

Info Contributor - David P. Ungemach
Made an emergency landing at Podgorica Airport in Montenegro after the 18 May 44 Ploesti mission (Dacia Romano refinery). Crew taken POW.

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