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Aircraft History Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as A-20G-25-DO Havoc serial number 43-9186. Disassembled and shipped overseas to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 3rd Bombardment Group, 13th Bombardment Squadron during early 1944. Nicknamed "Honeybunch". Tail code E. Assigned to pilot 1st Lt. Leslie Emmet Spence, III. Wartime History On the April 5, 1944 participated in a bombing mission against Hollandia. Mission History On April 16, 1944 took off from Nadzab Airfield by an unknown pilot in a flight led by Major Richard Walker (C.O. 13th BS) on bombing mission against Hollandia. Returning, the formation encountered a severe weather front. This A-20 landed at Saidor Airfield. On landing, the main gear collapsed while mauvering around debris on the runway. Afterwards, repaired. During October 1944 transferred out of the squadron, possibly to a Service Squadron. Ultimate fate unknown likely scapped sometime afterwards. References Black Sunday (2000) by Michael Claringbould pages 74, 96 Thanks to Larry Hickey / International Historical Research Associates for additional information Contribute
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