Aircraft 40-2268

Crew No. 16 — Bat Out of Hell

The final aircraft launched from Hornet. After bailing out near Japanese-held Nanchang, all five men were captured within hours.

Crew No. 16 before the mission

Mission record

One aircraft. One shared fate.

Aircraft
40-2268
Unit
89th Reconnaissance Squadron
Outcome
Captured as prisoners of war

The final aircraft launched from Hornet. After bailing out near Japanese-held Nanchang, all five men were captured within hours.

Members of Crew No. 16
Crew No. 16 · Aircraft 40-2268

The crew

Meet the men of Aircraft 16.

  1. 01William G. Farrow
  2. 02Robert L. Hite
  3. 03George Barr
  4. 04Jacob D. DeShazer
  5. 05Harold A. Spatz

The recovered crew collection

Photographs connected to Crew No. 16.

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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.