Aircraft 40-2344

Crew No. 1

The lead aircraft crossed Japan first. With fuel exhausted over China, all five men bailed out and were guided to safety by local residents.

Crew No. 1 before the mission

Mission record

One aircraft. One shared fate.

Aircraft
40-2344
Unit
34th Bomb Squadron
Outcome
Bailed out over China

The lead aircraft crossed Japan first. With fuel exhausted over China, all five men bailed out and were guided to safety by local residents.

Members of Crew No. 1
Crew No. 1 ยท Aircraft 40-2344

The crew

Meet the men of Aircraft 01.

  1. 01James H. Doolittle
  2. 02Richard E. Cole
  3. 03Henry A. Potter
  4. 04Fred A. Braemer
  5. 05Paul J. Leonard

The recovered crew collection

Photographs connected to Crew No. 1.

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Children of the Doolittle Raiders archive

Recovered from the formerly public legacy archive. Caption, date, credit, and identification review are continuing.