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  A-20G-20-DO "Calamity Jane" Serial Number 42-86612  
USAAF
5th AF
312th BG
386th BS


Rylko c1944

Aircraft History
Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as A-20G-20-DO Havoc serial number 42-86612. Project Number 96172R. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled.

Wartime History
Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 312th Bombardment Group (312th BG), 386th Bombardment Squadron (386th BS). Assigned to pilot Captain L. N. Forhah with crew chief TSgt C. I. Walatt. Nicknamed "Calamity Jane" in a cursive font with the nose art of a woman wearing a hat, skirt, cowboy boots and a pistol belt with her left hand on her hat and right hand on her hip. On the left side of the nose below the cockpit was a scoreboard with bomb markings indicating at least 69 missions flown. Tail letter unknown. During 1944, operated from Gusap Airfield. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared.

References
USAF Serial Number Search Results - A-20G-20-DO Havoc 42-86612
Rampage of the Roarin' 20's (2009) pages 42-86612

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Last Updated
September 29, 2024

 

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