scottplen Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Here my latest Sgt Howard R Ball Lost on A20G 43-9462 " Mugwump" on march 19 1944 while on anti shipping attack on japanese convoy plane was lost as was crew in pacific ocean Northwest of Kairiru Island. From 8th attack Sqr. site 19th March -79-L.. Seven A20s took off to bomb and strafe a convoy northwest of Kairiru Island. One lugger was sunk by direct bomb hits. a large fox tare Charlie was sunk. One A-20 was believed shot down in the water by Strafing B-25 and one plane landed at Dumpu with machine gun holes in gunner's compartment,also believed due to strafing of the B-25. 4000 pounds of bombs were dropped and 4050 rounds of ammuntion were expended in strafing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scottplen Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) a photo from 8th Attack Group Website not sure if Ball is in the group Edited March 23, 2011 by scottplen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scottplen Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 flew 42 combat missions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army historian Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Very nice group - especially with the newspaper photograph. Photo documented groups are hard to find. Cheers Captain Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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