And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
After the war, Albert Speer was interviewed and said that Germany coped with the bombing campaign very well, but two attacks did terrify him; the ball bearing factory and the Ruhr Valley dams.
Douglas A-20G-25-DO, s/n 43-9407. Shown while assigned to the 675th BS "Dauntless Demons" of the 417th BG. Later assigned to the 388th BS of the 312th BG. Scrapped at Finschafen Airfield September 1944.
More details- "On March 23, 1943 the 417th Bombardment Group (Light) was constituted and activated on March 28, 1943. This group trained on the Douglas A-20 Havoc in December 1943 and January 1944 before shipping out to the South Pacific and assigned to the 5th AF. In March 1944 the group began supporting ground forces on New Guinea as well as striking at enemy troops, supply depots, airfields and shipping. From September 1944 until they relocated in the Philippines in December 1944 they carried out these operations from Saidor New Guinea against other islands in the chain. Douglas A-20G Havoc 43-9407 was named “Green Hornet” and was assigned to the 675th BS / 417th BG in New Guinea during 1944 - 45. The aircraft was piloted by Lt. J.E. Pryor and crash landed in 1945 and was a write off."
Lt. J.E. Pryor was a busy dude in the short time period he was flying. God bless him.
A-20?
ReplyDeleteIf you can believe the stencil below the guy's arm.
DeleteWhy would you not? No doubt it was a matter of public record in the unit as to who had done exactly what. Everybody knew and liars are not tolerated.
DeleteMore aircrew died in combat in WW II than did Marines in the Pacific campaign.
ReplyDeleteAfter the war, Albert Speer was interviewed and said that Germany coped with the bombing campaign very well, but two attacks did terrify him; the ball bearing factory and the Ruhr Valley dams.
ReplyDeleteDouglas A-20G-25-DO, s/n 43-9407. Shown while assigned to the 675th BS "Dauntless Demons" of the 417th BG. Later assigned to the 388th BS of the 312th BG. Scrapped at Finschafen Airfield September 1944.
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Delete"On March 23, 1943 the 417th Bombardment Group (Light) was constituted and activated on March 28, 1943. This group trained on the Douglas A-20 Havoc in December 1943 and January 1944 before shipping out to the South Pacific and assigned to the 5th AF. In March 1944 the group began supporting ground forces on New Guinea as well as striking at enemy troops, supply depots, airfields and shipping. From September 1944 until they relocated in the Philippines in December 1944 they carried out these operations from Saidor New Guinea against other islands in the chain. Douglas A-20G Havoc 43-9407 was named “Green Hornet” and was assigned to the 675th BS / 417th BG in New Guinea during 1944 - 45. The aircraft was piloted by Lt. J.E. Pryor and crash landed in 1945 and was a write off."
Lt. J.E. Pryor was a busy dude in the short time period he was flying. God bless him.