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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25B Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | 40-2297 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shangrao, Jiangxi Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
North American B-25B Mitchell #40-2297, piloted by John A. Hilger, took off from the aircraft carrier Hornet for an one-way mission to attack Japan.
Higher-than-expected fuel consumption meant that the North American B-25 would not be able to land at the designated airfield in China. Therefore, all crew members bailed out over friendly territory and were rescued. The aircraft crashed onto hilly terrain, bursting into flames.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_Raid
childrenofthedoolittleraiders.com
Zheng, W. 2016. Landing in China: the Doolittle Tokyo Raid. Beijing, China: Popular Science Press. (in Chinese)
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2025 02:21 | RDV | Added |
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