USAAF
5th AF
90th BG
400th BS
1943
Pilot Gloster
Crashed October
18, 1943
Mission History
On this day B-24s from the 43rd, 90th and 380th
BGs encountered bad weather near the Kiriwina Islands en route to bomb Rabaul,
and turned back. This bomber was shot down near Kerau.
The mission cost five Liberators, including B-24D "Mitsu Butcher" 41-24043, B-24D 42-40670, B-24D 42-40885, B-24D 41-41088 and B-24D "Mission Belle" 42-40389.
References
Legacy of the 90th Bombardment Group page 36
B-24
