| Aircraft information for serial number: 43-34573 | ||||||
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| Taxi | Squadron | Serial | Code | Name | Source | Taxi Sheets |
| 573-H | 573 | 43-34573 | T6-H | Original website & Photo | 8 | |
| Aircraft history for serial number: 43-34573 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting). |
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| Built at the Glenn L Martin factory at Baltimore, Maryland as a B-26G-10-MA. Accepted by the Army Air Force on 6/9/44. Then flown by Baltimore, Maryland (ATC) from 11/9/44, to Raleigh-Durham Army Air Field, North Carolina (ATC) from 11/9/44, and on to the 3rd AF staging area at Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia (from 12/9/44). Next went to Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida (1103 BAS) from 28/9/44, from where the aircraft was flown overseas via the Southern Ferry Route, departing the USA on 1/10/44. The record card then lists, DUKO A (Italy - 12th AF) from 1/10/44, and, DUKO R (Italy - 12th AF) from 15/10/44. Entered combat with the 391st BG / 573rd BS on 6/2/45. Flew 34 combat missions till 30/3/45. Transferred out of the group in April 1945 when the 391st BG converted to the Douglas A-26. The final entries on the aircraft record card list, GLUE CON SAL FEA on 26/11/45, and, GLUE CON SAL CU on 19/1/46. |
| Picture listing for serial number: 43-34573 | ||
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| Picture Title | Picture Category | Serial |
| Scorpion 42-107810 T6-W and 43-34573 T6-H | Airplanes | 43-34573 |
| Scorpion 42-107810 T6-W and 43-34573 T6-H (NB this is the previously unknown 573-H in the taxi sheets !!!) | Airplanes | 43-34573 |
| Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 43-34573 | ||||||||||
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| Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi | Serial |
| 219 | 06 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Larsen | 573 | 40 | 573-H | 43-34573 |
| 220 | 08 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Harris | 572 | PL | 573-H | 43-34573 |
| 243 | 03 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Barta | 573 | 40 | 573-H | 43-34573 |
| 245 | 04 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Larsen | 573 | 40 | 573-H | 43-34573 |
| 247 | 06 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Ehrhart | 574 | 40 | 573-H | 43-34573 |
| 251 | 11 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Tresemer | 573 | 40 | 573-H | 43-34573 |
| 255 | 14 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Reed | 573 | 40 | 573-H | 43-34573 |
| 265 | 22 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ellis | 573 | 40 | 573-H | 43-34573 |