Aircraft 40-2249

Crew No. 11 — Hari Kari-er

The crew fought off enemy aircraft, struck an oil refinery, and reached safety after bailing out near the Zhejiang-Anhui border.

Crew No. 11 before the mission

Mission record

One aircraft. One shared fate.

Aircraft
40-2249
Unit
89th Reconnaissance Squadron
Outcome
Bailed out over China

The crew fought off enemy aircraft, struck an oil refinery, and reached safety after bailing out near the Zhejiang-Anhui border.

Members of Crew No. 11
Crew No. 11 · Aircraft 40-2249

The crew

Meet the men of Aircraft 11.

  1. 01Charles R. Greening
  2. 02Kenneth E. Reddy
  3. 03Frank A. Kappeler
  4. 04William L. Birch
  5. 05Melvin J. Gardner

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