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(Photo courtesy Mark Aldrich)


OA-10A 44-33976, "Old Ironsides" of the 7th Emergency Rescue Squadron.
This particular plane departed the USA for India on 10 Feb 1945, assigned to the 7th ERS. In August, 1945 the squadron transferred from India to Okinawa and on 15 Jan 1946 merged with the 6th ERS, retaining the latter's number (6th ERS). On 31 July 1946 the plane was on a search mission for a missing aircraft when the bombardier's window stowed in on a water takeoff at Okino-Erabu Shima. The plane sank, but its crew escapaed uninjured. (Information thanks to Ragnar Ragnarson)
 
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