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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
THUNDER BIRD II |
B |
- |
24 |
D | - |
140 | - |
CO | 42-41142 | 14 | 308 | 375 | ~ | ~ | 00-5 |
JOHN Z. MCBRAYER |
Port (Left) Side
Info Contributor -
Jack Gross
Chengkung, China 1 Apr 44 - My Father, SSgt Herbert Gross, was Assistant
Engineer/Gunner on HILO HATTIE (42-109887). He recalled that the accident was
the result of a runaway propeller, on takeoff, that cut into the flight deck.
The Pilot, John Z. McBrayer, lost his left leg.
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