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The identification plate of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-34718) piloted by Grant A. Seeley that crashed near Drogheda in Ireland. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Aircraft ID plate from B-26 flown by Grant A. Seeley. Crashed at Drogheda, Eire.'
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Data plate of B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-34718) nicknamed "Ridge Runner" owned by Corporal Tony Flanagan, after the aircraft made a belly landing on a beach near Termonfeckin, County Louth, Ireland on 4 June 1943

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The identification plate of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-34718) piloted by Grant A. Seeley that crashed near Drogheda in Ireland. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Aircraft ID plate from B-26 flown by Grant A. Seeley. Crashed at Drogheda, Eire.'

41-34718

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Ridge Runner
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron

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ContributorEmily
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Image was supplied to Roger Freeman by A P 'Tony' Kearns in correspondence about aircraft crashes in Ireland, 18 August 1997. Kearns stated the original data plate was owned by Corporal Tony Flanagan. From Roger Freeman's correspondence archive, held by IWM

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection