Children of the Doolittle Raiders

Aircraft 40-2297

Crew No. 14

The crew struck military and aircraft targets near Nagoya, then reached China and made Chuchow within two days.

Crew No. 14 before the mission

Mission record

One aircraft. One shared fate.

Aircraft
40-2297
Unit
89th Reconnaissance Squadron
Outcome
Bailed out over China

The crew struck military and aircraft targets near Nagoya, then reached China and made Chuchow within two days.

Members of Crew No. 14
Crew No. 14 ยท Aircraft 40-2297

The crew

Meet the men of Aircraft 14.

  1. 01John A. Hilger
  2. 02Jack A. Sims
  3. 03James H. Macia Jr.
  4. 04Edwin V. Bain
  5. 05Jacob Eierman

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