 NAME
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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
JOLTIN' JANIE II |
B |
- |
24 |
D | - |
30 | - |
CO | 42-40233 | 5 | 90 | 321 | ~ | ~ | 00-3 | JACK HEYN |
Port (Left) Side
Contributor -
Jack Heyn
I was a Photographer/Lab Tech with Hq. Sq. 3rd
BG/5th AF from Oct 41 to Jan 45. The 3rd flew A-24s, A-20s, B-25s while I was
with them. We shared bases in the S. W. Pacific with the 90th BG. in the fall of
'43, at Doba Dura. JOLTIN' JANIE II returned from a mission with its
hydraulics shot out, no brakes and wound up in the ditch. According to the notes
in my sometimes kept diary, there were no serious injuries involved. Not being a
member of the 90th BG, the M.P.s ran me off, but I did get three photos of the
crash.
Info Contributor - Robert Tupa
Pilot Bill Martin named the plane after his wife. The original
JOLTIN' JANIE (42-40065) was transferred to the 43rd BG and was shot down.
JOLTIN' JANIE II was also destroyed when it
crash-landed. Bill decided it was best not
to name planes after that.
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