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Part of Sumner H. Reeder’s crew with Squawkin Hawk in the fall of 1943. By this time, the aircraft had flown less than a third of her total

missions. This photo was taken when navigator Lt. Engel briefly returned to Thorpe Abbotts while receiving treatment for injuries

sustained on September 6, 1943.

Damage to the tail surfaces during the mission

to Regensburg on February 25, 1944.