ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199881
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| Date: | Monday 6 August 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25J Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | 500th BSqn /345th BGp USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-29554 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fusan port (now Busan) -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 6 August 1945, a group of over 60 B-25s and P-51s attack shipping and ground targets of opportunity in the Tsushima Strait area, and in the northern Ryukyu Islands, sinking the merchant cargo ships No.7 Shintai Maru and Kowa Maru, about seven miles north of Aso Bay. The 500th BS, 345th BG took part in this mission and attacked a gunboat in Fusan harbor (Japanese name of the Korean port of Busan). It was claimed sunk with direct hits, but the B-25J 44-29554 was hit by AA fire while making its rocket run, cartwheeled into the water near the gunboat and exploded.
Crew (all killed):
2nd Lt Harold Lorenz (pilot, from LaSalle, Colorado)
2nd Lt Merlin Lanphier (co-pilot, from Reasnor, Iowa)
2nd Lt Oliver E. Fouts (navigator, from Wingate, Indiana)
S/Sgt Marvin F. Peddicord (flight engineer, from Glenn Dale, Maryland)
Sgt Robert G. Kendall (radio operator, from South Portland, Maine)
Two other small freighters were attacked and claimed sunk later in the mission.
Sources:
https://500thbsq-b25s.com/honor.html
https://500thbsq-b25s.com/history.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56776528
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search
http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/60534-wwii-70-years-ago/page-42
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan
http://www.maplandia.com/korea-south/pusan/pusan/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2017 10:01 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 13-Mar-2020 10:24 | DB | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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