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Knowing that you have quite a collection on the 325th FG "Checkertail Clan", I thought to post a few scans that might fit into your archives....

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43-24861 #91 Honey Jo

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Very nice photos thanks for sharing. Check out the clam shell doors!(in photo #2) Either he just put the gear down and they have not closed or something got outta sequence or broke? I just bought Herky Greens book: "The memoirs of a checkertail ace" over the holidays but have not sat down and gone thru it yet. Will I see these in the book? Thanks.
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Good stuff Martin!
Honey Jo was flown by Sheldon Anderson and Antony Cvitanovich of the 319th FS and was lost with anotherpilot on 2-12-1945

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I would say #2 pic is on final with reduced power and just put the gear down and about to close the doors....... But what do I know, I drive one of them "Smokin Diesel" machines :wink:

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Lynn Allen wrote:
I would say #2 pic is on final with reduced power and just put the gear down and about to close the doors....... But what do I know, I drive one of them "Smokin Diesel" machines :wink:

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I concur.... and I'd say the main landing gear isn't in the locked down position yet... it's still slightly angled inwards......

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Could it be take off??? Note: no flaps.

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