Photo, USAAF, B-25D-1, Nose Art, 'IMPATIENT VIRGIN'
Nice genuine WWII US photograph of B-25D-1 Mitchell 41-30046, 'IMPATIENT VIRGIN', flying with the 345th Bombardment Group, 498th Bombardment Squadron, 5th Air Force in the Pacific theater of operations.
On November 27, 1943, the aircraft took off from Port Moresby to attack Boram Airfield near Wewak in a low-level strike. Hit by 20mm anti-aircraft fire while strafing a vessel in Wewak Harbor, its right engine was severely damaged. The pilot successfully ditched the aircraft in Murik Lagoon, allowing the crew to reach the shore, where they were observed until the following day.
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