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| Date: | Thursday 5 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25D Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-29693 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adrano, N of Catania -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by AAA. 3 KiA, 2 PoW. on AUGUST 5, 1943. Known crew were James Boston (POW) 1st Lt Keith Staples Callahan died and F.O. Kelly Leonard (canadian) died.
Sources:
https://www.10af.org/12th-bomb-group.cfm
http://www.honorstates.org/profiles/118870/
https://www.veterans.ac.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1810426
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2020 16:15 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 27-Jan-2020 16:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 20-Sep-2025 17:18 | Frankie | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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