Aircraft History
Built by Douglas at El Segundo. Constructor's Number 1181.

Pilot History
Nason and Furlong were on their first combat mission. The pair trained together as a crew.

Mission History
Took off from Munda, on a dive bombing mission to Bougainville. Wile dive bombing an anti-aircraft position near Keita Airfield, this plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire and caught fire.

Nason bailed out virtually over Keita Airfield. His gunner Furlong was not seen to escape and is presumed to have been killed inside the aircraft when it crashed.

Nason evaded capture for a week, but was then captured by the Japanese. Sent by boat along the east coast of Bougainville to Buka. Taken aboard a destroyer to Rabaul. There, he became a prisoner of the Japanese Army until the end of the war.

Memorials
Furlong is memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery.

References
Horio You Next Die! by Joesph Nason is his story as a POW.

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Last Updated
December 15, 2008

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