Clinton Winters' Jug

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September 6, 2018
Meet ‘Rae’, Maj Hal Shook’s personal mount flown by Lt Clinton Winters the day it was shot down.
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September 6, 2018
This is a picture of it stationed in France in autumn 1944.
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September 6, 2018
"Rae" photographed somewhere in France. Of note are the missing landing gear doors.
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September 6, 2018
A little snippet from a local newspaper.
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September 14, 2018
The remembrance plaque in the small town of Mechelen with the two crash sites just outside the town.
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September 14, 2018
The plaque next to a Dutch bunker to fend off the German invaders.
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September 14, 2018
Quite scenic there! 🙂
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September 14, 2018
Clinton Winters’ part of the story.
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September 14, 2018
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September 14, 2018
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October 30, 2018
The decal sheet...
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October 30, 2018
.... with a focus on ‘Rae’....

Comentarios

6 September 2018, 16:03

Alec K
Very interesting project. And with a great historical connection 👍 I will take a seat for this.

15 September 2018, 02:10

Patrick Hagelstein
Welcome Alec! I'll start this one up for my modelling club competition when I get back from my trip.

15 September 2018, 22:01

Cuajete
Following.

30 September 2018, 19:19

Patrick Hagelstein
Welcome Cuajete!

30 September 2018, 20:52

Album info

Although this was Major Shook's personal Jug, on that December day in 1944 it was actually piloted by Lt. Clinton Winters and crashed into the South Limburg country side.

Clinton Winters' Jug

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US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)
506 FS, 404 FG 42-26465 / 4K-R Rae (Maj. Hal G. Shook)
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