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42-30540 Hendricks 80 ?

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 9:57 pm
by terveurn
Texas Archives

https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/20032750

Aviation Archeology has her as 42-30540 but clearly in error - rest of information seems correct

Aircraft card has her class 26 on 15 January 44 - card is essentially blank, nothing past Gore AAf on 27 June 1943
42-30540 Hendricks 80.JPG

Re: 42-30540 Hendricks 80 ?

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:02 pm
by Chris Brame
Aha, AAIR has it as 42-30450.
Scroll to the top of that list, and you'll see that Clinton H. Griffin and Richard F. Lowe brought in the new year with a bang - they had a landing accident (accidents?) in two CG-4As that managed to hit four other Wacos :shock: - might be interesting to see the accident photos.

Re: 42-30540 Hendricks 80 ?

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 6:01 am
by terveurn
Chris Brame wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:02 pm Aha, AAIR has it as 42-30450.
Scroll to the top of that list, and you'll see that Clinton H. Griffin and Richard F. Lowe brought in the new year with a bang - they had a landing accident (accidents?) in two CG-4As that managed to hit four other Wacos :shock: - might be interesting to see the accident photos.
The best crash ever was a PB4Y-2 that crashed on landing and wiped out 105 aircraft - all brand new F6F's and TBM's - the PB4Y crew walked away without a scratch.