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Post #564622 by Johnny Dollar on Thu, Nov 11, 2010 1:33 PM

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according to this website, http://merlinsroared.tripod.com/id2.html,

The 391st commenced operations, and stayed until the 1st October, 1944, just nine months. but during this time they flew 6,000 sorties with the loss of 197 men killed, wounded, or missing in action. On D-Day, 6th June 1944 the group flew two missions against enemy gun positions on the invasion coast, with two German fighter aircraft being shot down by the groups gunners .

On the 2nd October 1944, they moved to Roye-Amy, France (A-73).

but this plane had already been damaged by the move to france, although it could have flown over it during d-day.