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Maty12 said:
I remember reading somewhere that this mid-air collision was likely what inspired Nately and Dobbs' deaths in Catch-22, though I don't remember where I saw it. It's been a while since I read Patricia Chapman's book on the 340th BG and how they inspired Heller's characters. Not sure if he was with the group at that point. Speaking of which, I do recommend the book.
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Heller was even with the same squadron 488-th, but he was assigned to it on 21-st of May 1944 so a few months after the collision - see below (on a side note, check the last name in the list of the assigned on that day! This is the name that inspired him for Yossarian. ):
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Heller uses the mission on Sept. 23, 1944 (when 488-th and 489-th BS bombed the cruiser "Taranto" in La Spezia) for the deaths of Dobbs and Nately, but it's quite possible that he learned about the mid-air collision in the squadron or even studied it in detail after the war.
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Copied from "Historical Sources for the Events in Joseph Heller's Novel, Catch-22" by Daniel Setzer
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Large Lot Of WWII Photos Negatives - USA Forces In India | eBay

For sale is a large lot of US Forces In India during WWII. Included are a number of 57 negatives. I have included a partial envelope of the photo place in India where the photos were developed. There are a few that show the restoration of a large temple.
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Airframes said:
First photo in the sequence is laterally reversed. Should look like this.......


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The third one is flipped horizontally as well (check the nose wheel strut). Below is the correct one:
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And for those who don't know the "Mitchell" in detail, the pilot's (bombardier's, navigator's etc. ) wings were carried on the left side of the shirt/jacket.
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P.S. Can somebody find which bombardment squadron/group is this ( IMHO it's a squadron badge) - I'm not near my archive at the moment.
P.P.S. I remembered - should be 22-nd BS/341-st BG.
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