USAAF
5th AF
312th
BG
387th BS
July 27, 1944
Pilot 1st Lt. James L. Knarr (KIA)
Gunner S/Sgt James G. Reichley (KIA)
Crashed July 27, 1944
Mission History
Hit by antiaircraft fire and crashed into the bay off Kokas,
while bombing and strafing. A series of four photos, taken
by the A-20 ahead of it captured the plane's last moments
in the air, and was later released to the media and appeared in TIME
magazine in support of the war bond drive captioned "Death
of an A-20".
A-20
Death of An A-20
