Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless Serial Number 10923

USN
USS Saratoga
VB-12

Pilot  Lt.(jg) R. D. Hightower (survived)
Gunner
 ?
MIA
 November 1, 1943

Mission History
Took off from USS Saratoga on a bombing mission against Buka. The aircraft crashed overboard on take off, the pilot was rescued.

References
Thanks to Ted Darcy for additional details

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