USAAF Nose Art Research Project


 

Sad Sack
B-26 40-1468

22nd Bomb Group



Sad Sack

This early B16 Marauder was assigned to the 408th Bomb Squadron and was involved in a mid-air collision with a Japanese Zero fighter on a mission to bomb Lae, New Guinea. All on board were killed in the resulting crash.





 
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© Ray Bowden 30 November 2023