cutiger83 Posted November 23, 2019 Share #1 Posted November 23, 2019 Earlier today on the CBI history website, I was reading a first hand account of a B-25 pilot on a mission on June 3, 1942. I can't find the link again but he spoke about taking off from Dinjan, India to bomb Lashio, Burma. It was the first bomb mission in the CBI. The pilot said they had early maps showing the mountains as 9,000 ft high when they were really 10,000 ft. On the way to Kunming after the bomb mission, three of the B-25s crashed into the mountains. I have been unable to find the three crews and the three B-25s that crashed. Does anyone know how I may be able to find out more about the planes and crews? Thank you in advance, Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted November 23, 2019 So far, the crew members I have found are Omer Adelade Duquette who was a Doolittle Raider Lt Langdon Dwight Long Charles Richard Hedge I do not know which planes they were on when they crashed. ...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11/17thark Posted November 23, 2019 Share #3 Posted November 23, 2019 Check out the history of the 11th bombardment squadron. They were the first B25 squadron in the CBI, and the only unit possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11/17thark Posted November 23, 2019 Share #4 Posted November 23, 2019 Check out the history of the 11th bombardment squadron. They were the first B25 squadron in the CBI, and the only unit possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted November 23, 2019 Check out the history of the 11th bombardment squadron. They were the first B25 squadron in the CBI, and the only unit possible.Correct. The 11th bombardment squadron is the one I found. I am trying to find out which three planes and crews from the squadron were killed in the mission on June 3, 1942. I have not been able to find anything in the history of the 11th. Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted November 23, 2019 Share #6 Posted November 23, 2019 Here's all three crews that were lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted November 23, 2019 Here's all three crews that were lost. Awesome! Thank you so much! ...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11/17thark Posted November 23, 2019 Share #8 Posted November 23, 2019 Staff sergeant Melvin J. Gardner was also a Doolittle raider. He flew on the 11th aircraft HARI KARI-ER Captain C. R. Greening's plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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