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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26 Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | USAAC |
| Registration: | 40-1400 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | At Sea -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
40-1400 (22nd BG, 408th BS) shot down by A6M2 flown by Lt Jg Junichi Sasai of Tainan Kolutai Apr 18, 1942 in attack on Rabaul. 4 KIA, 3 POW. 5 KIA, 2 POW also quoted.
US Army Air Forces 33rd Bombardment Squadron 22nd Bombardment Group 5th Air Force the B-26 40-1400 out of the 7-Mile Drome near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on a combat bombing mission to the target at Rabaul, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Upon arriving at the target late, the B-26 was shot down by an enemy Japanese fighter A6M2 flown by Lt Jg Junichi Sasai of Tainan Kolutai on 18 April 1942 over Rabaul. Only two crewmen were able to bailout, the other five were killed in the explosion and crash into the sea.
Sources:
http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzUsafSearch.pl?target=40-1400&content=B-26
http://hotvetsmem.com/ww2cas/ww2sansaba/hotww2hrbiosansaba.html#NAW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2024 19:33 | drayjones | Added |
| 28-Jul-2024 19:33 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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