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Eager Eve

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This aircraft also carried the title "Hag Mag the Mothball Queen" on its left side.

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Service Record

First mission on record 26 June 1943 ?
18 missions flown
Crashed and Salvaged at Marrakesh after hitting stone wall on takeoff for return to England 6 October 1943

Fate: Crashed and Salvaged at Marrakesh after hitting stone wall on takeoff for return to England
Date: 6 October 1943

Known mission list

Date	Crew	Target	Notes
26 Jun 1943	G P Martin (Pilot), E V Hawkins (Co-Pilot)	?	Flew to Benina Main, Benghazi, N. Africa
8 Jul 1943	G P Martin (Pilot)	Catania	Flown from N. Africa base
12 Jul 1943	G P Martin (Pilot)	Reggio di Calubria
13 Jul 1943	Capt R Phillips (Pilot)	Crotone Airfield
15 Jul 1943	E M Shannon (Pilot)	Foggia Airdrome
17 Jul 1943	G P Martin (Pilot)	Naples
19 Jul 1943	G P Martin (Pilot)	Rome Littoria	Deputy group lead
1 Aug 1943	G P Martin (Pilot), E V Hawkins (Co-Pilot)	Ploesti	Top turret guns inoperative
13 Aug 1943	Capt W B Weant (Pilot)	Wiener Neustadt
19 Aug 1943	Capt G P Martin (Pilot)	Foggia
21 Aug 1943	B Gildart (Pilot)	Cancello
26 Aug 1943	? (Pilot)	?	Returned from N.Africa to Shipdham
6 Sep 1943	J Brown (Pilot)	Diversion	Flown from Shipdham
16 Sep 1943	D W Alexander (Pilot)	Conches Airdrome
17 Sep 1943	? (Pilot)	?	Left Shipdham from Tunis, N. Africa
21 Sep 1943	Capt G P Martin (Pilot)	Leghorn
1 Oct 1943	G P Martin (Pilot)	Wiener Neustadt
6 Oct 1943	G P Martin (Pilot), E V Hawkins (Co-Pilot)	?	Crashed and Salvaged at Marrakesh after hitting stone wall on takeoff for return to England