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| USAAF 5th AF 38th BG 822nd BS |
Pilot ? Navigator ? (WIA) Force Landed November 15, 1943 Aircraft History Built by North American Aviation (NAA). Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25G-5 Mitchell serial number 42-64848. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 38th Bombardment Group (38th BG), 822nd Bombardment Squadron (822nd BS). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On November 15, 1943 took off from 7-Mile Drome (Jackson) near Port Moresby on a strike mission over Wewak, along with B-25s all four squadrons of the 345th Bombardment Group, plus two squadrons of B-25G's from the 38th Bombardment Group. An escort by P-47s was planned, but were at the rendezvous point at Mount Yonkie. Approximately 15 Zeros (actually Ki-43 Oscar fighters) were encountered at roughly 10:00am. Damaged, this B-25 crash landed near Nadzab after being attacked by Japanese fighters, navigator was injured. References Note: this aircraft is possibly confused with B-25G 42-65112 248th Hiko Sentai "Hard Luck" Fighter Unit, Part 2 by Richard Dunn Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated May 30, 2023 |
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