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  B-25D "Baby Blitz" Serial Number 41-29705  
USAAF
5th AF
3rd BG
13th BS

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3rd BG 1943

Aircraft History
Built by North American Aviation (NAA). Constructors Number 87-7870. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-25D Mitchell serial number 41-29705. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia.

Wartime History
Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 3rd Bombardment Group (3rd BG), 13th Bombardment Squadron (13th BG). Nicknamed "Baby Blitz" in capital letters with quotation marks.

Wartime History
On April 12, 1943 parked at 14 Mile Drome (Schwimmer) near Port Moresby. During the Japanese air raid bombs dropped by G4M1 Betty bombers damaged this B-25 with bomb fragments.

Wreckage
Afterwards, this aircraft was written off and converted to components and the rest was scrapped or otherwise disappeared.

References
USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-25D Mitchell 41-29705
"29705 (3rd BG, 13th BS, "Baby Blitz") badly damaged on ground at Durand Drome during Japanese raid Apr 12, 1943. Saw no more combat. Later converted to components and scrapped"
Thanks to Edward Rogers for additional information

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April 11, 2022

 

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