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  A-20G-25-DO "Dunk's Junk" Serial Number 43-9435 Tail W
USAAF
5th AF
3rd BG
90th BS

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USAAF February 8, 1944

Aircraft History
Built by Douglas Aircraft Company. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as A-20G-25-DO Havoc serial number 43-9435. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia and reassembled.

Wartime History
Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 3rd Bombardment Group (3rd BG) "The Grim Reapers", 90th Bombardment Squadron (90th BS). Assigned to pilot Robert Dunkel. Nicknamed "Dunk's Junk".

Mission History
On February 8, 1944 took off piloted by Robert Dunkel and suffered a nose gear collapse landing at Saidor Airfield and was damaged. On January 4, 1945 officially written off. Ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared.

References
Possibly this A-20 force landed sometime before February 8, 1944.
USAF Serial Number Search Results - A-20G Havoc 43-9435

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October 27, 2024

 

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