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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1942 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  North American B-25B Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 40-2344 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ningguo County, Xuancheng, Anhui Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
North American B-25B Mitchell #40-2344, piloted by James H. Doolittle, took off from the aircraft carrier Hornet for an one-way mission to attack Japan.
By 9:30 p.m. no landing site could be found due to thick fog and fuel was running out. The five crew members bailed out and were rescued. The aircraft crashed into a mountain named Haotianling.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid
childrenofthedoolittleraiders.com
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2025 01:05 | RDV | Added |
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