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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