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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25C Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | USAAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pearl River Estuary -
 China
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A North American B-25C Mitchell was shot down by Japanese fighters while attacking Hong Kong. The B-25 crash-landed on flat terrain beside the Pearl River, 42 miles NW of Hong Kong. All crew survived; four were captured by the Japanese and two returned to the Allied lines.
Sources:
Jackson, D. 2021. Fallen Tigers: the Fate of America’s Missing Airmen in China during World War II. Lexington, Kentucky State, USA: University Press of Kentucky.
www.forgottensquadron.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Mar-2025 08:25 | RDV | Added |
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