Aircraft 40-2270

Crew No. 3 — Whisky Pete

Four men survived the bailout and reached safety with local help. Corporal Leland Faktor became the first Raider lost during the mission.

Crew No. 3 before the mission

Mission record

One aircraft. One shared fate.

Aircraft: 40-2270
Unit: 95th Bomb Squadron
Outcome: Bailed out over China

Four men survived the bailout and reached safety with local help. Corporal Leland Faktor became the first Raider lost during the mission.

Crew No. 3 · Aircraft 40-2270

The crew

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The recovered crew collection

Photographs connected to Crew No. 3.

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Recovered photograph Crew 3 collection Legacy file 1286