Crew #14

Crew of 14th Aircraft Plane # 40-2297 - Crew from 89th Reconnaissance Squadron - (Bail Out)

Major Hilger observed a Japanese patrol plane within hours of his takeoff, but the enemy apparently never saw the incoming bomber. The B25 continued west without incident to drop bombs on a military barracks at Nagoya Castle and the Mitsubishi Aircraft Plant south of Nagoya. The effectiveness of their aim was evident as the airplane continued westward. More than 30 miles from one of their targets, they could still see a plume of smoke rising a mile into the sky. The crew safely bailed out of their bomber inside China, and were able to reach Chuhsien within two days. Part of the crew remained in Indo-China and others went on to serve in Europe.

Pilot Major J.A. Hilger
Co-Pilot Lt. J.A. Sims
Navigator Bombardier Lt. J.H. Macia Jr.
Radio Gunner SSgt E.V. Bain
Engineer Gunner SSgt. J. Eierman